Beschreibung
De-Quervain tenosynovitis is a significant cause of musculoskeletal pain among workers. It is the second most common entrapment tendinopathy in the hand following trigger finger. A wide range of prevalence of DQ tenosynovitis (0.7% to 36%) has been reported in the working population, depending on the definition used and the populations involved with higher incidence among women population. It is also a common casuse of functional disability in our Nepalese population. Traditional treatment protocols have high incidence of recurrence of symptoms. Corticosteroid injection into the lesion have been proved to be successful in higher percentage of patients and corticosteroid injection with thumb spica cast application ,a new technique of treatment has been shown to be more successful. And this technique will minimize the rate of surgical release as definitive treatment.
Autorenporträt
Norman Lamichhane is currently working in Nepal Police Hospital, Kathmandu as DySP and consultant orthopedic surgeon. He got his MBBS degree from Manipal College of Medical Sciences, Pokhara and MS degree from TU(IOM), Nepal. He has his experience of working in different parts of Nepal. He is active in many social activities running around Nepal.
Herstellerkennzeichnung:
OmniScriptum SRL
Str. Armeneasca 28/1, office 1
2012 Chisinau
MD
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