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A 43-year-old male asked:

The tendons in my left wrist are really stiff and hurts to make a fist, and when i do 3 of my fingers go numb. any opinions on what might be wrong?

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Dr. Peter Ihle
Dr. Peter Ihleanswered
Orthopedic Surgery 55 years experience
Could be a giant-: -cell tumor of the flexor tendons & when you flex it is pulled beneath the transverse dorsal carpal ligament, causing pressure on the median nerve, and you get carpal symptoms.
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