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Stenosing tenosynovitis

MedGen UID:
57854
•Concept ID:
C0158329
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Entrapment, Tendon; Entrapments, Tendon; Stenosing Tendovaginitides; Stenosing Tendovaginitis; Stenosing Tenosynovitides; Stenosing Tenosynovitis; Stenosing Tenovaginitides; Stenosing Tenovaginitis; Tendon Entrapment; Tendon Entrapments; Tendovaginitides, Stenosing; Tendovaginitis, Stenosing; Tenosynovitides, Stenosing; Tenosynovitis, Stenosing; Tenovaginitides, Stenosing; Tenovaginitis, Stenosing
SNOMED CT: Stenosing tenosynovitis (66452006); Constrictive tenosynovitis (66452006)

Definition

Narrowing or stenosis of a tendon''s retinacular sheath. It occurs most often in the hand or wrist but can also be found in the foot or ankle. The most common types are DE QUERVAIN DISEASE and TRIGGER FINGER DISORDER. [from MeSH]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVStenosing tenosynovitis

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Conservative management of trigger finger: A systematic review.
Lunsford D, Valdes K, Hengy S
J Hand Ther 2019 Apr-Jun;32(2):212-221. Epub 2017 Dec 28 doi: 10.1016/j.jht.2017.10.016. PMID: 29290504
Cost-Effective Management of Stenosing Tenosynovitis.
Halim A, Sobel AD, Eltorai AEM, Mansuripur KP, Weiss AC
J Hand Surg Am 2018 Dec;43(12):1085-1091. Epub 2018 Jun 8 doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2018.04.013. PMID: 29891265
Trigger digits: diagnosis and treatment.
Saldana MJ
J Am Acad Orthop Surg 2001 Jul-Aug;9(4):246-52. doi: 10.5435/00124635-200107000-00004. PMID: 11476534

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Traditional Physiotherapy vs. Fascial Manipulation for the Treatment of Trigger Finger: A Randomized Pilot Study.
Iordache SD, Frenkel Rutenberg T, Pizem Y, Ravid A, Firsteter O
Isr Med Assoc J 2023 Apr;25(4):286-291. PMID: 37129129
Trigger Finger? Just Shoot!
Merry SP, O'Grady JS, Boswell CL
J Prim Care Community Health 2020 Jan-Dec;11:2150132720943345. doi: 10.1177/2150132720943345. PMID: 32686570Free PMC Article
Trigger digits: principles, management, and complications.
Ryzewicz M, Wolf JM
J Hand Surg Am 2006 Jan;31(1):135-46. doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2005.10.013. PMID: 16443118
Flexor hallucis longus dysfunction.
Oloff LM, Schulhofer SD
J Foot Ankle Surg 1998 Mar-Apr;37(2):101-9. doi: 10.1016/s1067-2516(98)80088-4. PMID: 9571456
De Quervain's tenosynovitis. Stenosing tenosynovitis of the first dorsal compartment.
Moore JS
J Occup Environ Med 1997 Oct;39(10):990-1002. doi: 10.1097/00043764-199710000-00011. PMID: 9343764

Diagnosis

Trapezium Tunnel Syndrome.
Afshar A, Tabrizi A, Shariyate MJ
J Hand Surg Am 2024 Jan;49(1):51-56. Epub 2023 Nov 22 doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2023.10.014. PMID: 37999703
Conservative management of trigger finger: A systematic review.
Lunsford D, Valdes K, Hengy S
J Hand Ther 2019 Apr-Jun;32(2):212-221. Epub 2017 Dec 28 doi: 10.1016/j.jht.2017.10.016. PMID: 29290504
Acute Peroneal Injury.
Brodsky JW, Zide JR, Kane JM
Foot Ankle Clin 2017 Dec;22(4):833-841. doi: 10.1016/j.fcl.2017.07.013. PMID: 29078831
Trigger Finger: An Atraumatic Medical Phenomenon.
Vasiliadis AV, Itsiopoulos I
J Hand Surg Asian Pac Vol 2017 Jun;22(2):188-193. doi: 10.1142/S021881041750023X. PMID: 28506168
De quervain tenosynovitis of the wrist.
Ilyas AM, Ast M, Schaffer AA, Thoder J
J Am Acad Orthop Surg 2007 Dec;15(12):757-64. doi: 10.5435/00124635-200712000-00009. PMID: 18063716

Therapy

Traditional Physiotherapy vs. Fascial Manipulation for the Treatment of Trigger Finger: A Randomized Pilot Study.
Iordache SD, Frenkel Rutenberg T, Pizem Y, Ravid A, Firsteter O
Isr Med Assoc J 2023 Apr;25(4):286-291. PMID: 37129129
Conservative management of trigger finger: A systematic review.
Lunsford D, Valdes K, Hengy S
J Hand Ther 2019 Apr-Jun;32(2):212-221. Epub 2017 Dec 28 doi: 10.1016/j.jht.2017.10.016. PMID: 29290504
Trigger Finger: An Atraumatic Medical Phenomenon.
Vasiliadis AV, Itsiopoulos I
J Hand Surg Asian Pac Vol 2017 Jun;22(2):188-193. doi: 10.1142/S021881041750023X. PMID: 28506168
Disorders of the Flexor Hallucis Longus and Os Trigonum.
Rungprai C, Tennant JN, Phisitkul P
Clin Sports Med 2015 Oct;34(4):741-59. Epub 2015 Jul 23 doi: 10.1016/j.csm.2015.06.005. PMID: 26409593
Trigger digits: diagnosis and treatment.
Saldana MJ
J Am Acad Orthop Surg 2001 Jul-Aug;9(4):246-52. doi: 10.5435/00124635-200107000-00004. PMID: 11476534

Prognosis

Aromatase Inhibitor-Induced Carpal Tunnel Syndrome and Stenosing Tenosynovitis: A Systematic Review.
Chung KY, Ho G, Novak CB, Baltzer HL
Plast Reconstr Surg 2022 Mar 1;149(3):445e-452e. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000008835. PMID: 35196681
Cost-Effective Management of Stenosing Tenosynovitis.
Halim A, Sobel AD, Eltorai AEM, Mansuripur KP, Weiss AC
J Hand Surg Am 2018 Dec;43(12):1085-1091. Epub 2018 Jun 8 doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2018.04.013. PMID: 29891265
Flexor digitorum longus tendoscopy.
Lui TH
J Foot Ankle Surg 2012 Sep-Oct;51(5):690-2. Epub 2012 Jun 21 doi: 10.1053/j.jfas.2012.05.005. PMID: 22727339
Trigger digits: diagnosis and treatment.
Saldana MJ
J Am Acad Orthop Surg 2001 Jul-Aug;9(4):246-52. doi: 10.5435/00124635-200107000-00004. PMID: 11476534
De Quervain's tenosynovitis. Stenosing tenosynovitis of the first dorsal compartment.
Moore JS
J Occup Environ Med 1997 Oct;39(10):990-1002. doi: 10.1097/00043764-199710000-00011. PMID: 9343764

Clinical prediction guides

Traditional Physiotherapy vs. Fascial Manipulation for the Treatment of Trigger Finger: A Randomized Pilot Study.
Iordache SD, Frenkel Rutenberg T, Pizem Y, Ravid A, Firsteter O
Isr Med Assoc J 2023 Apr;25(4):286-291. PMID: 37129129
Stenosing tenosynovitis of the extensor digitorum tendons of the hand: clinical and sonographic features.
Moraux A, Le Corroller T, Aumar A, Bianchi S
Skeletal Radiol 2021 Oct;50(10):2059-2066. Epub 2021 Apr 15 doi: 10.1007/s00256-021-03784-x. PMID: 33855592
Surgical Treatment for Stenosing Peroneal Tenosynovitis.
Watson GI, Karnovsky SC, Levine DS, Drakos MC
Foot Ankle Int 2019 Mar;40(3):282-286. Epub 2018 Oct 31 doi: 10.1177/1071100718809077. PMID: 30379103
Conservative management of trigger finger: A systematic review.
Lunsford D, Valdes K, Hengy S
J Hand Ther 2019 Apr-Jun;32(2):212-221. Epub 2017 Dec 28 doi: 10.1016/j.jht.2017.10.016. PMID: 29290504
De Quervain's tenosynovitis. Stenosing tenosynovitis of the first dorsal compartment.
Moore JS
J Occup Environ Med 1997 Oct;39(10):990-1002. doi: 10.1097/00043764-199710000-00011. PMID: 9343764

Recent systematic reviews

Unblinding de Quervain: A systematic review of ultrasound-guided injection of corticosteroids for treatment of stenosing tenosynovitis of the 1st extensor compartment.
He KS, He KS, Cheah A, Al-Halabi B, Danino MA, Efanov JI
J Med Radiat Sci 2023 Sep;70(3):319-326. Epub 2023 Apr 20 doi: 10.1002/jmrs.681. PMID: 37078429Free PMC Article
Aromatase Inhibitor-Induced Carpal Tunnel Syndrome and Stenosing Tenosynovitis: A Systematic Review.
Chung KY, Ho G, Novak CB, Baltzer HL
Plast Reconstr Surg 2022 Mar 1;149(3):445e-452e. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000008835. PMID: 35196681
Conservative Management of de Quervain Stenosing Tenosynovitis: Review and Presentation of Treatment Algorithm.
Abi-Rafeh J, Kazan R, Safran T, Thibaudeau S
Plast Reconstr Surg 2020 Jul;146(1):105-126. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000006901. PMID: 32590652
Conservative management of trigger finger: A systematic review.
Lunsford D, Valdes K, Hengy S
J Hand Ther 2019 Apr-Jun;32(2):212-221. Epub 2017 Dec 28 doi: 10.1016/j.jht.2017.10.016. PMID: 29290504
Surgical anatomy of the first extensor compartment: A systematic review and comparison of normal cadavers vs. De Quervain syndrome patients.
Lee ZH, Stranix JT, Anzai L, Sharma S
J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg 2017 Jan;70(1):127-131. Epub 2016 Sep 9 doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2016.08.020. PMID: 27693273

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