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TENOSYNOVITIS [7 records]

Record 1 2012-08-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
  • Musculoskeletal System
OBS

drummer's palsy: tenosynovitis of the EPL tendon has been called drummer's palsy. Military drummers who held the left drumstick tightly between the thumb and index finger would develop synovitis and even tendon rupture. However, the term "drummer's palsy" is a misnomer, since it is not a palsy at all.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
  • Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
DEF

Ténosynovite, [...] assez fréquente, entraîne une gêne importante pour la préhension pollicidigitale [à l'aide du pouce et de l'index], surtout en cas de rupture.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Síntomas (Medicina)
  • Sistema musculoesquelético (Medicina)
CONT

La tenosinovitis del extensor largo del primer dedo se origina por movimientos rotatorios repetidos del brazo. Este tendón se localiza en el tercer compartimento extensor, situado sobre el lado medial del tubérculo de Lister, a la altura de la muñeca sigue un curso oblicuo y cruza sobre los tendones extensores radiales del carpo corto y largo, antes de dirigirse hacia el pulgar, donde se inserta en la base de la falange distal.

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Record 2 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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Record 3 2010-10-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Animal Diseases
  • Horse Husbandry
DEF

Inflammation of the sheath of a tendon.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies des animaux
  • Élevage des chevaux
DEF

Inflammation de la gaine du tendon.

Spanish

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Record 4 2005-06-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Human Diseases - Various
  • Muscles and Tendons
DEF

A specific type of tenosynovitis which involves the tendons of two specific muscles on the thumb side of the hand - the abductor pollicis longus (APL) and the extensor pollicis brevis (EPB). These muscles are located in the forearm and their tendons travel across the wrist (through a "tunnel" termed the first dorsal compartment) on the thumb side to produce movement of the thumb. The walls of the affected tendon sheaths (basically protective coverings for the tendons) become thickened and inflamed.

OBS

The precise cause of de Quervain's tenosynovitis is unknown. It is thought that excessive friction from overuse of the thumb and wrist (excessive and repetitive gripping and grasping actions) may be a factor, leading to thickening of the tissues in the compartment housing the APL and EPB tendons. For example, cases have been described in bricklayers, those who sew, piano players, fly fishermen, and golfers. It has also been hypothesized that the condition in some cases may be associated with acute injury to the involved area (direct blow to the forearm or wrist, falling on the thumb).

OBS

blackberry thumb: Experts caution that practical experience and emerging anecdotal evidence suggest overuse of personal digital assistants (PDAs) ... can conceivably lead to injury of the tendons and accompanying tissue of the thumb. "Blackberry thumb" is the latest colloquial interpretation of a very real medical condition called de Quervain's tendonitis, and its variant de Quervain's tenosynovitis. The names refer to inflammation of two tendons that control the opposable digit, or their protective tissue.

Key term(s)
  • deQuervain's tenosynovitis

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies humaines diverses
  • Muscles et tendons
DEF

Inflammation de la gaine entourant les tendons du long abducteur et du court extenseur du pouce (ténosynovite) qui cheminent tous deux dans le même tunnel fibreux, au bord externe du poignet, au contact du radius.

Key term(s)
  • ténosynovite de deQuervain

Spanish

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Record 5 1998-09-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
  • Muscles and Tendons
DEF

Inflammation of a tendon and its enveloping sheath.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
  • Muscles et tendons
DEF

Inflammation de la gaine synoviale entourant un tendon dont les mouvements sont susceptibles de donner naissance à une crépitation (ténosynovite crépitante).

Key term(s)
  • téno-synovite

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Síntomas (Medicina)
  • Músculos y tendones
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Record 6 1994-12-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Bones and Joints
CONT

The worker had developed peroneal tenosynovitis as a result of the injury.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Os et articulations
OBS

ténosynovite : Inflammation d'un tendon et de la gaine synoviale dans laquelle il coulisse.

Spanish

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Record 7 1992-03-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Muscles and Tendons
OBS

to constrict: to narrow or make smaller (an opening or lumen).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Muscles et tendons
CONT

La ténosynovite sténosante de De Quervain. (...) elle est la conséquence d'une sténose progressive de la gaine des tendons du long abducteur et du court extenseur du pouce, dans la première coulisse ostéofibreuse dorsale située au niveau de l'apophyse styloide radiale. Le rétrécissement de la lumière de ce tunnel étrangle les tendons (...)

Spanish

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