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Definition Soft tissue tumor that arises from the capsule or tendon sheath
Etiology Unknown |
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| Trauma, repetitive pronation and supination, compression by the brachioradialis, Tight wrist watch or handcuffs |
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| CHEIRALGIA PARESTHETICA (Wartenberg’s Syndrome) |
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| Definition Inflammation of the tendons of the thumb and sheath; specifically the abductor pollicis longus (APL) and extensor pollicis brevis (EPB) |
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| DE QUERVAIN’S TENOSYNOVITIS |
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| Etiology Chronic microtrauma due to repetitive use, especially gripping with ulnar deviation and thumb use |
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| DE QUERVAIN’S TENOSYNOVITIS |
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| Pregnancy, hypothyroidism, diabetes, obesity, rheumatoid arthritis and repetitive trauma (compression of Ulnar Nerve) |
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| CUBITAL TUNNEL/ TUNNEL OF GUYON (Ulnar nerve) |
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Definition Compression of the median nerve
Etiology Pregnancy, hypothyroidism, diabetes, obesity, rheumatoid arthritis and repetitive trauma |
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| CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME (Median nerve) |
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| Trauma or repeated weight-bearing on elbow (seen in wrestlers), infection, or gout |
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Definition Repetitive strain of the wrist flexors and pronator origin in the elbow
Etiology Overuse of the wrist flexors and pronation of the forearm; often seen in golfers |
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| MEDIAL EPICONDYLITIS [Golfer’s elbow] |
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Definition Repetitive strain of the common extensor origin in the elbow
Etiology Overuse of the extensor muscles of the forearm; often seen in tennis players |
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| LATERAL EPICONDYLITIS [Tennis elbow] |
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Term
| Overuse or trauma; especially seen in swimmers, rowers and weight lifters |
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| Unknown, though may show some predisposition in diabetes, hyperthyroidism, COPD or myocardial infarction. Not due to immobilization; this condition begins as an inflammatory process that ends in fibrosis |
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| Overuse or trauma (patient may have lifted a heavy weight or fallen on an outstretched hand) |
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