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Hand and Wrist

kemal gokkus by kemal gokkus, 8 years ago
De Quervain's Tenosynovitis.
De Quervain tenosynovitis, also known as washerwoman's sprain/strain, is a painful stenosing tenosynovitis involving the first extensor (dorsal) tendon compartment of the wrist (typically at the radial styloid). This compartment contains the abductor pollicis longus (APL) and extensor pollicis brevis (EPB) tendons.
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