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*Extensor wrist tenosynovitis
*Extensor wrist tenosynovitis
*Second compartment of dorsal wrist containing extensor carpi radialis brevis and longus (ECRB and ECRL)
*Second compartment of dorsal wrist containing extensor carpi radialis brevis and longus (ECRB and ECRL)
*Overuse of wrist and hand
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[[File:Extensor compartments of wrist.JPG|thumbnail|extensor compartments of wrist]]



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Background

  • Extensor wrist tenosynovitis
  • Second compartment of dorsal wrist containing extensor carpi radialis brevis and longus (ECRB and ECRL)
  • Overuse of wrist and hand
extensor compartments of wrist

Clinical Features

  • Pain where ECRL and ECRB intersect with abductor pollicis longus (APL), extensor pollicis brevis (EPB)
  • Easily confused with De Quervain tenosynovitis

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