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conym5 - 06-21-09 08:41
which of the following is the treatment for de Quervain’s tendonitis ?
A) Thumb spica splint
B) NSAIDs.
C) Steroid injection.
D) Surgical release of the tendon.
E) All of the above.
conym5 - 06-21-09 08:41
which of the following is the treatment for de Quervain’s tendonitis ?
A) Thumb spica splint
B) NSAIDs.
C) Steroid injection.
D) Surgical release of the tendon.
E) All of the above.
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Re: ortho
conym5 - 06-21-09 14:42 yes
All of the above treatments have been used successfully for the treatment of
de Quervain’s tendonitis. but some prefer steroid injection as the first-line therapy rather than
NSAIDs. Surgery is obviously a last choice.
#3
Re: ortho mtniharika - 11-25-09 13:11 which of the following is the treatment for de QuervainÂ’s tendonitis ?
all of them.
NSAID'S . immobilisation in splint, local steroid injection being most potent, and finally resorting to surgery to enlarge the tight channel so that the tendons no longer chafe.
#4
Re: ortho conym5 - 11-26-09 11:26 A) Thumb spica splint
B) NSAIDs.
C) Steroid injection.
D) Surgical release of the tendon.
all are correct
#5
Re: ortho babbu5508 - 02-23-11 02:16 which of the following is the treatment for de Quervain’s tendonitis ?
A) Thumb spica splint
B) NSAIDs.
C) Steroid injection.
D) Surgical release of the tendon.
E) All of the above.
ans e
#7
Re: ortho babbu5508 - 03-31-11 11:46 de Quervain's stenosing tenosynovitis or mother's wrist and mommy thumb, is a tendinosis of the sheath or tunnel that surrounds two tendons that control movement of the thumb
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