What is dequervain's tenosynovitis?

Tendon inflammation: Inflammation of the wrist on the thumb side that hurts with extending the thumb or moving the hand in the direction of the thumb. Improves with a thumb spica wrist brace, nsaids. Ice, reducing the lifting an carrying activity and sometimes needs an injection of cortisone and sometimes surgical release.

Wrist tendinitis: Dequervain's tendinitis is the name for a tendinitis related to the thumb tendons at the wrist. This form of tendinitis is very commonly seen in young parents, due to repetitively lifting their new, and ever-growing infants. The majority of patients can be treated by splinting, nsaids, and up to three steroid injections in the tendon sheath. Less <5% require surgery, but respond well if do.