De Quervain tenosynovitis is pain and swelling in the tendons around your thumb. Specifically, it affects the tendons of two muscles called abductor pollicis longus and extensor pollicis brevis. De ...

The Finkelstein test, also called the Finkelstein sign or maneuver, is used to diagnose de Quervain’s tenosynovitis. This is a common condition characterized by swelling and pain in two of the tendons ...

Trigger finger. We always thought it was simple. Pure mechanics. Someone comes in, finger catching, getting stuck. A painful click. It hurts. It drives you nuts. We know what it is before they even ...

Assistant in surgery, Harvard Medical School; assistant in surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital. Gordon Jones, M.D. Assistant resident in orthopedic surgery ...