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Musculoskeletal Diseases > Muscular Diseases > Tendinopathy > Tenosynovitis
Nervous System Diseases > Neuromuscular Diseases > Muscular Diseases > Tendinopathy > Tenosynovitis
Wounds and Injuries > Tendon Injuries > Tendinopathy > Tenosynovitis

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Tenosynovitis  

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Note

  • do not confuse with TENDINITIS (inflammation of tendon) or SYNOVITIS (inflammation of synovial membrane); STENOSING TENOSYNOVITIS see TENDON ENTRAPMENT is available

Scope note

  • Inflammation of the synovial lining of a tendon sheath. Causes include trauma, tendon stress, bacterial disease (gonorrhea, tuberculosis), rheumatic disease, and gout. Common sites are the hand, wrist, shoulder capsule, hip capsule, hamstring muscles, and Achilles tendon. The tendon sheaths become inflamed and painful, and accumulate fluid. Joint mobility is usually reduced.

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D013717

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