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Stenosing tenosynovitis - Definition and Overview

Stenosing tenosynovitis is the progessive restriction of the sheath surrounding a tendon, causing inflammation (tenosynovitis).

Two common diagnoses fall into this category: DeQuervain's Syndrome and trigger finger.

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Example Usage of tenosynovitis

ianpeacock: My flexor tenosynovitis continues, so thumbs down for my thumb (pun) and cortisone jab here we come. I do like a medical crisis.
parulshrestha: there's tennis elbow, housemaid's knees, writer's cramp....is there laptop fingers or twitterer's tenosynovitis ?? my finger hurts!!
krautwald: because of tenosynovitis in my right hand, I fenced left-handed for the first time tonight - a very strange experience but not impossible...
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