Abstract Pain originating from the manubriosternal joint can mimic pain of cardiac origin. The manubriosternal joint is susceptible to the development of osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, Reiter’s syndrome, and…
Abstract de Quervain’s tenosynovitis is caused by inflammation and swelling of the tendons of the abductor pollicis longus and extensor pollicis brevis tendons at the level of the radial styloid…
Abstract The pain of flexor carpi ulnaris tendinitis is constant and severe and is localized to the dorsoulnar aspect of the wrist. The patient suffering from flexor carpi ulnaris tendinitis…
Abstract Trigger thumb is caused by inflammation and swelling of the tendon of the flexor pollicis longus tendon as a result of compression by the head of the first metacarpal…
Abstract The dorsum of the wrist is especially susceptible to the development of ganglion cysts in the area overlying the extensor tendons or the joint space, with a predilection for…
Abstract Olecranon bursitis may develop gradually as a result of repetitive irritation of the olecranon bursa or acutely as a result of trauma or infection. The olecranon bursa lies in…
Abstract Osteochondritis dissecans is thought to be the result of continual microtrauma to the articular cartilage of the elbow. Studies suggest that this repetitive microtrauma causes an ischemic insult to…
Abstract The shoulder joint is susceptible to the development of various conditions that cause damage or inflammation to the joint cartilage, ligaments, tendons, and soft tissues. Although most of these…
Abstract Elbow pain secondary to degenerative arthritis is frequently encountered in clinical practice. Osteoarthritis is the most common form of arthritis that results in elbow joint pain. Tendinitis and bursitis…
Abstract Thrower’s elbow is the name given the constellation of symptoms, rather than a single pathologic process, that results from this repetitive microtrauma to the elbow. Contributing to this symptom…
