TENOSYNOVITIS

Course overview

TENOSYNOVITIS IS AN INFLAMMATORY CONDITION AFFECTING THE TENDON SHEATH HAS A WIDE VARIETY OF CAUSES AND TREATMENT CONSIDERATIONS. INFECTIOUS FORMS OF TENOSYNOVITIS CAN BE RAPID AND PROGRESSIVE, RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO THE TENDON AND SURROUNDING STRUCTURES, AND IN ADDITION TO ANTIBIOTICS, MAY REQUIRE SURGICAL DEBRIDEMENT AND WASHOUT AND SOMETIMES NECESSITATE AMPUTATION. TREATMENT OF NON-INFECTIOUS TENOSYNOVITIS REVOLVES AROUND THE UNDERLYING ETIOLOGY BUT MAY RESULT IN LONG-TERM PAIN AND DISABILITY IF UNTREATED. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE EVALUATION AND TREATMENT OF TENOSYNOVITIS AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN MANAGING PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.