Cause, clinical and ultrasound findings Trigger finger is the result of stenosing tenosynovitis which may be the result of repeated mechanical use – for example, gripping a hand tool for a long time. It is also associated with rheumatoid arthritis,…
Cause, clinical and ultrasound findings Inflammatory arthritis or chronic overuse due to occupational or athletic activities may cause tendinopathy or tenosynovitis of the flexor tendons. Pain and palpable swelling occurs at the affected area. The tendon sheath is distended with…
Cause, clinical and ultrasound findings Reasons for the injection include inflammatory arthritis and osteoarthritis. Functionally limiting pain and swelling should be present. Findings may include hypoechoic fluid and tissue (synovial proliferation) with or without neovascularity bulging out of the joint,…
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Cause, clinical and ultrasound findings Reasons for the injection include inflammatory arthritis and osteoarthritis. Functionally limiting pain and swelling should be present. Findings may include hypoechoic fluid and tissue (synovial proliferation) with or without neovascularity bulging out of the joint,…
Cause, clinical and ultrasound findings Ganglia of the wrist are cystic lesions filled with fluid that derive from the degeneration of periarticular or peritendinous soft tissues. The lesions present either as palpable asymptomatic swellings (cosmetic deformity) or as painful or…
Cause, clinical and ultrasound findings Carpal tunnel syndrome results from compression of the median nerve at the level of the wrist due to abnormal anatomy (thick retinaculum, accessory muscles, etc.), systematic conditions (diabetes, pregnancy, etc.) and space-occupying lesions (flexor tendon…
Cause, clinical and ultrasound findings Inflammatory arthritis or chronic overuse due to occupational or athletic activities may cause tendinopathy or tenosynovitis of the extensor wrist tendons. Common sites of the disease include compartment I (de Quervain’s tenosynovitis), the compartment I…
Cause, clinical and ultrasound findings Chronic overuse due to repetitive movements of the thumb (typists, mothers feeding babies) or athletic activities (tennis, golf) may cause tendinopathy of the first compartment extensor wrist tendons. Pain and palpable swelling at the affected…