Rotator cuff tendonitis [also termed as supraspinatus tendonitis] is inflammation of the supraspinatus/rotator cuff tendon and/or the soft tissues around them. Rotator cuff tendonitis is a common cause of shoulder pain in sportspersons and laborers whose profession involves throwing and repetitive overhead motions. If rotator cuff tendonitis is not diagnosed and treated promptly and correctly, […]
Hand and Upper Limb
Biceps Tendon Rupture
Biceps tendon rupture may occur in the proximal part of the biceps muscle or distal. Proximal biceps tendon rupture accounts for 97% of all biceps ruptures and typically occurs at the bony attachment or tendon labral junction. The long head of the biceps is vulnerable as it travels through the shoulder joint. Fortunately, the biceps […]
Bicipital Tendonitis or Biceps Tendonitis
Bicipital tendonitis [also called biceps tendinitis or tendionpathy], or, is an inflammatory process of the long head of the biceps tendon. Bicipital tendinitis can occur due to impingement or rotator cuff injuries, tears of glenoid labrum, and other intra-articular pathologies. Pathophysiology of Bicipital Tendonitis Biceps has its origins from two heads. The long head biceps […]
Medial Epicondylitis or Golfers Elbow
Golfers elbow or medial epicondylitis is overuse tendinopathy that can be associated with golfing, racquet sports [most likely due to valgus stresses placed at medial epicondyle], throwing sports, bowlers, archers, and weightlifters. Just as lateral epicondyle is the site for the origin of wrist and hand extensors, medial epicondyle is the site for wrist and […]
Tennis Elbow or Lateral Epicondylitis
Tennis elbow or lateral epicondylitis is a term for a painful condition of elbow because of tendinosis of extensors of the wrist at the attachment on the lateral epicondyle. Lateral epicondyle is part of the distal humerus on the lateral or outer side of the elbow. Extensor carpi radialis brevis tendon is most commonly involved […]
De Quervain Tenosynovitis Symptoms and Treatment
De Quervain tenosynovitis is a tenosynovitis of the tendons within the first extensor compartment at the wrist resulting in pain during thumb motion. Other names fo De Quervain tenosynovitis are De Quervain syndrome, BlackBerry thumb, gamer’s thumb, washerwoman’s sprain, radial styloid tenosynovitis, de Quervain disease, de Quervain’s stenosing tenosynovitis, mother’s wrist, or mommy’s thumb. [1] […]
Metacarpal Fractures Causes, Presentation and Treatment
Metacarpal fractures are fractures of long tubular bones of hand that connect carpal bones to proximal phalanges. Metacarpal fractures account for 30-40% of all hand fractures. The metacarpal neck is the most commonly fractured region which constitutes around 10% of all hand fractures. They mostly occur between age group 10-30 years. Men are affected more. […]
Floating Shoulder Injury
Floating Shoulder is the term given to combined fracture of clavicle bone and glenoid neck. Floating shoulder rare injury constituting approximately 0.1% of all fractures and results from high-energy trauma. These have a high incidence of associated injuries. The upper extremity is suspended from the axial skeleton ring formed by middle and distal clavicle, ligaments, […]
Clavicle Fracture Diagnosis, Treatment and Complication
Clavicle fracture is often caused by a fall onto an outstretched hand, fall onto the shoulder, a direct blow to the shoulder. Eighty-seven percent get fracture clavicle due to fall onto the shoulder. Direct trauma to clavicle can occur with either blunt or penetrating trauma. Sporting activities that may result in direct trauma to the […]
Triangular Fibrocartilage Complex Tears
The triangular fibrocartilage complex suspends the ends of the radius and ulna bones over the wrist. It is triangular in shape and made up of several ligaments and cartilage. It acts as a major ligamentous stabilizer of the distal radioulnar joint and the ulnar side of wrist bones. The Triangular fibrocartilage complex makes it possible […]