INTERSECTION SYNDROME

Course overview

INTERSECTION SYNDROME IS A CONDITION THAT AFFECTS THE FIRST AND SECOND COMPARTMENTS OF THE DORSAL WRIST EXTENSORS. THE CONDITION IS THOUGHT TO OCCUR AS A RESULT OF REPETITIVE FRICTION AT THE JUNCTION IN WHICH THE TENDONS OF THE FIRST DORSAL COMPARTMENT CROSS OVER THE SECOND, CREATING A TENOSYNOVITIS. THIS IS TYPICALLY NOTED AS A PAIN JUST PROXIMAL AND DORSAL TO THE RADIAL STYLOID, OR ALSO NOTED ANATOMICALLY BY 4 CM - 6 CM PROXIMAL TO LISTER'S TUBERCLE. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE PRESENTATION AND DIAGNOSIS OF INTERSECTION SYNDROME AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN ITS MANAGEMENT.