Diseases

Tendon Entrapment

Narrowing or stenosis of a tendon's retinacular sheath. It occurs most often in the hand or wrist but can also be found in the foot or ankle. The most common types are DE QUERVAIN DISEASE and TRIGGER FINGER DISORDER.

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Narrowing or stenosis of a tendon's retinacular sheath. It occurs most often in the hand or wrist but can also be found in the foot or ankle. The most common types are DE QUERVAIN DISEASE and TRIGGER FINGER DISORDER.

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  • Stenosing Tendovaginitis
  • Stenosing Tenosynovitis
  • Tendovaginitis, Stenosing
  • Tenosynovitis, Stenosing
  • Tenovaginitis, Stenosing
  • Entrapment, Tendon
  • Entrapments, Tendon
  • Stenosing Tendovaginitides
  • Stenosing Tenosynovitides
  • Stenosing Tenovaginitides
  • Stenosing Tenovaginitis
  • Tendon Entrapments
  • Tendovaginitides, Stenosing
  • Tenosynovitides, Stenosing
  • Tenovaginitides, Stenosing

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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2007

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Previous Indexing

  • Tenosynovitis (1964-2006)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Tendon Entrapment. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D053682. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D053682
  2. Tendon Entrapment. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stenosing_tenosynovitis
  3. Tendon Entrapment. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7607891