Synonyms Tendinitis Peritendinitis Paratendinitis Introduction The disease known in medical terminology as tendovaginitis is an inflammation of the tendon sheaths. In most of the patients affected, it manifests itself by the appearance of strong, stabbing pain, which is intensified by movement and diminishes by immobilization. In principle, tendovaginitis can affect any tendon in the body. … Tendovaginitis
Non-infectious causes Infectious or purulent tendovaginitis is generally less common than non-infectious forms of tenosynovitis. The main causes include long-term mechanical misuse or overloading, which leads to irritation of the tendon tissue. According to this, it is precisely long-lasting monotonous movement sequences and severe postural defects that cause the tendon sheaths to rub particularly hard … Non-infectious causes | Tendovaginitis
Differential diagnosis Differential diagnoses of tendovaginitis include various arthritic diseases and inflammation of the penis processes (styloiditis). The disease known as styloiditis is an inflammatory pain phenomenon, which particularly often affects the bones of the ulna, radius or metacarpus. Similar to tendovaginitis, styloiditis also manifests itself through the appearance of stabbing pain in the wrist … Differential diagnosis | Tendovaginitis
Finestone Test In the so-called Finkelstein test, the doctor grasps the patient’s thumb and tries to move the hand quickly in the direction of the ulna. If a tendovaginitis is present, strong pain in the area of the radius occurs. During the Eichhoff test, the patient is asked to place the thumb of the aching … Finestone Test | Tendovaginitis
Prognosis of tendovaginitis The prognosis for tendovaginitis (tendovaginitis) is generally very good. Although the course of this disease and thus the painful intervals can be very long, tendovaginitis can be treated well and effectively with comparatively simple means. In this sense, however, it is essential to get to the bottom of the exact cause of … Prognosis of tendovaginitis | Tendovaginitis
Complaints with scaphoid fracture A healing of the scaphoid fracture can be achieved with surgery or without surgery. How the fracture is treated depends on the type of fracture itself. Fractures in the distal two thirds can be treated conservatively. The distal third is immobilized for about 6-8 weeks. The middle third should be immobilized … Symptoms of a scaphoid fracture – How to recognize it!
A jumping or fast finger (Latin digitus saltans) is a sliding disorder of the tendons of the hand. The terms tendovaginosis or tendovaginitis stenosans are used synonymously. It is named after the symptomatic jumping of the finger when trying to stretch it out. In this case, the finger first gets stuck in the bending position … Jumping Finger
Cause The jumping finger is in most cases due to wear and tear and occurs more often in advanced age. The wear and tear leads to a thickening of the flexor tendons of the hand. This makes it more difficult for the tendons to slide through the ring ligaments of the finger when it is … Cause | Jumping Finger
Prognosis Many patients can already be helped by conservative treatment, which is very low-risk and uncomplicated. If the conservative treatment is not sufficient, the chances of recovery from the surgical procedure are still very good, so that almost all patients are relieved of their complaints and can move their finger freely again immediately after the … Prognosis | Jumping Finger
Note You are here in the sub-theme Symptoms of spoke breakage. You can find general information on this topic under Spoke breakage or under Spoke breakage duration. Therapy of wrist fracture Fractures near the wristSpoke fractures can generally be treated conservatively or surgically. The decision is made on the basis of the X-ray image. In … Therapy of a fracture of the spoke and wrist
Conservative therapy At the beginning of each therapy, the fracture is repositioned, followed by fracture stabilization. Simple, non-displaced (non-displaced) fractures do not need to be set up. This type of fracture can easily be treated in a plaster cast for 6 weeks. Most pediatric radius fractures fall under this category (approx. 3 weeks of plaster … Conservative therapy | Therapy of a fracture of the spoke and wrist
Surgical therapy All unstable fractures and those with accompanying vascular and nerve injuries must be treated surgically. The same applies to fractures where no satisfactory fracture repair is possible. Before any operation, the patient must be informed about the type of procedure, alternatives, risks and chances of success and give his or her written consent. … Surgical therapy | Therapy of a fracture of the spoke and wrist
