De Quervain's tenosynovitis is caused by inflammation of tendons that attach to the base of the thumb and continue along the thumb side of the wrist. The two muscles affected are the extensor ...

Carpal is derived from the word, carpus (meaning wrist), and taken from the ... operation is the development of a ‘trigger thumb’(where the tendon associated with the finger catches, snaps ...

To start, the surgeon will make one of two incisions: One of two main techniques is then used to stabilize the thumb: Graft: A tendon graft, typically from the wrist, is used to stabilize the ...