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TENOSYNOVITIS STENOSANS [1 record]

Record 1 2011-07-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Muscles and Tendons
DEF

A bulbous swelling of the tendon, causing the tendon to catch as it passes through the pulley (the thick fibrous tunnel that holds the tendon in place); sometimes caused by rheumatoid arthritis; trigger fingers, snapping tendons.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Muscles et tendons
DEF

Inflammation simultanée d'un tendon et de sa gaine avec sténose progressive localisée de la gaine et gêne du jeu tendineux. À la face dorsale, la forme la plus fréquente est la ténosynovite chronique sténosante de de Quervain. À la région palmaire, la localisation la plus habituelle réalise le «doigt à ressaut» [...]

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Músculos y tendones
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