This condition is a tenosynovitis which in simple terms is an inflamed tendon and tendon sheath of the thumb on the extensor and abductor surface of the appendage. Commonly found in those who use ...

Trigger finger and trigger thumb are sometimes called stenosing tenosynovitis. Tenosynovitis is inflammation of a tendon in ...

DeQuervain’s tenosynovitis: DeQuervain’s stenosis tenosynovitis is a narrowing of the tendon sheath secondary to overuse which affects the thumb particularly in those employed in professions ...

Trigger thumb can also cause a nodule, or "bump," on the tendon, which you can feel at the base of the thumb. Skier's Thumb Skier's thumb is damage to the ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) of the thumb.

Tendons surrounding the finger and toe joints control the movement of the digits. A sheath, called the synovial membrane, surrounds the tendons. If the synovial membrane becomes inflamed ...

Since no practical intra-operative tensiometer is routinely available, adequate tensioning of the graft is best approximated in the clinical setting by elimination of tendon bowstringing without ...

They can also form on the backside of the end joint of a finger. It’s less common for ganglions to form on the flexor tendon sheath, which is located on the palm side of the first bone in your finger.