Symptoms, Diagnosis, and Treatments of Stenosing Tenosynovitis

Abstract

Sports injuries frequently occur to the hand and wrist, and one of the most common illnesses of the hand and wrist is stenosing tenosynovitis. This report concentrated on stenosing tenosynovitis, encompassing hand and wrist anatomy, high-risk groups and activities, diagnosis, conservative treatment, surgery, traditional Chinese treatment, and post-operative precautions. A high prevalence of stenosing tenosynovitis has been linked to specific sports, occupations, lifestyles, genes, illnesses, and females. The most noticeable clinical symptom is a brief blocking of the fingers during flexion, followed by painful snapping during extension. Auxiliary apparatus such as MRI, ultrasound, and goniometer, as well as specific testing for De Quervain tenosynovitis, are the two basic commonly used diagnostic techniques. Conservative treatment, surgery, and traditional Chinese medicine are options for treating stenosing tenosynovitis. Conservative treatment includes orthoses, steroid injections, and NSAIDs. Surgery involves open release and percutaneous procedures, and the major modalities of Chinese medicine are acupuncture and moxibustion, needle knives and massage. After being successfully treated, the prognosis findings could be influenced by lifestyle, psychological changes, environment, and exercise.