“Baby Wrist”: MRI of an Overuse Syndrome in Mothers

Abstract

Mothers may experience a wrist and thumb overuse syndrome, which can be diagnosed by MRI with an increase in size and low signal intensity on both T1- and T2-weighting, in and around the first dorsal tendon sheath compartment of the wrist.

Risk factors for de Quervain’s disease in a French working population

“…DQD causes pain and swelling near the base of the thumb during pinching, grasping, and other movements involving the thumb, and radial inclination of the wrist (1). DQD is most often diagnosed among middle-aged women with a history of repetitive hand−wrist movements during work or hobbies, but sometimes occurs among young mothers carrying babies with the wrist held in flexion and ulnar deviation and the thumb in extension (2).…”

Eponyms of Tumors and Tumorlike Lesions in the Musculoskeletal System: Who Were the People and What Are the Lesions? Pictorial Review

“…At ultrasound and MRI (Figs. 6B and 6C), soft-tissue enlargement in the first compartment of the wrist and thickening of the tendon sheath are typical findings [22].…”

“…de Quervain tenosynovitis is also known as "washerwoman's sprain" and "baby wrist." Although de Quervain tenosynovitis was believed to be an inflammatory process, chronic degeneration-not inflammation-of the tendon sheath is the predominant feature at pathologic examination [20,22]. The cause remains idiopathic, although overuse or microtrauma of tendons is suspected.…”

Ténosynovite de De Quervain

“…Elle réalise une ténosynovite hormono-dépendante ne disparaissant souvent qu'après l'arrêt de l'allaitement. Elle est également décrite chez les femmes portant des enfants en bas âge (jeunes mères et nourrices), à un tel point que les Anglo-Saxons lui réservent l'appellation de baby wrist [11].…”