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Intra-operative "passive gliding" technique for de Quervain's disease: a prospective study.

Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Bangkok Metropolitan Administration Medical College and Vajira Hospital, Thailand.
Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand = Chotmaihet thangphaet 11/2001; 84(10):1455-9.
Source: PubMed

ABSTRACT An intra-operative "passive gliding" maneuver was performed to identify the extensor pollicis brevis tendon during surgical decompression for de Quervain's disease in 40 involved wrists. All the patients were relieved of their symptoms and no recurrence occurred after one year of follow-up. By performing this intra-operative maneuver surgeons can prevent incomplete decompression in de Quervain's disease, regardless of the anatomical variation of the first extensor compartment.

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Keywords

anatomical variation
 
de Quervain's disease
 
extensor pollicis brevis tendon
 
first extensor compartment
 
incomplete decompression
 
intra-operative maneuver surgeons
 
maneuver
 
surgical decompression