De Quervains Tenosynovitis- Quick review card

DE QUEARVAINS TENOSYNOVITIS ( DQD )

first described in 1895 by Fritz de Quervain as stenosing fibrous tendovaginitis extensor tendons are divided into 6 compartments ( each has its own sheath ) as they cross the dorsum of the wrist a stenosing condition at the first dorsal compartment - affects the○ extensor pollicis brevis tendon○ abductor pollicis longus tendon non inflammatory thickening of tendons and the sheath ( tendon entrapment ) of the 1st dorsal extensor sheath and the the tendon cannot run smoothly inside the tendon sheath ( where the tendon passes through the fibro-osseous tunnel located along the radial styloid at the distal wrist ) aetiology is not clear and histopathological investigations indicate that it is more likely due to intrinsic degenerative mechanism rather than due to inflammation also known by other names as de Quervain' disease , de Quervain's syndrome , de Quervain’s tendinopathy , stenosing tenosynovitis of the 1st doral compartment of the wrist , gamer's thumb and mother's thumb.

DQD is a common condition seen in middle ages 2nd most common entrapment tendinopathy after trigger finger more common in women ( perimenopausal , pregnant , lactating ) , no racial predilection often quoted that it...