Nikolas
Created page with "<section begin="orthopaedics" />* Tenosynovitis = tendovaginitis = inflammation of a tendon and its synovial sheath * Females > males * Etiology ** Repetitive use of tendon ** Rheumatological diseases ** Bacterial infection * Tendons of the fingers and wrist are most commonly affected * Clinical features ** Pain on passive extension of affected tendon ** Finger slightly flexed at rest * Special types ** Stenosing tenosynovitis (trigger finger) *** Thickening of one of th..."