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afya De Quervain's tenosynovitis

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common condition 
inflammation of sheath containing extensor pollicis brevis and abductor pollicis longus tendons
typically females 30 - 50yr years old

''Features''
    pain on the radial side of the wrist
    tenderness over the radial styloid process
    abduction of the thumb against resistance is painful
    Finkelstein's test: with the thumb is flexed across the palm of the hand, pain is reproduced by movement of the wrist into flexion and ulnar deviation

''Management''
    analgesia
    steroid injection
    immobilisation with a thumb splint (spica) may be effective
    surgical treatment is sometimes required