PYOGENIC FLEXOR TENOSYNOVITIS

Course overview

PYOGENIC (SUPPURATIVE) FLEXOR TENOSYNOVITIS IS A DEVASTATING INFECTION WITHIN A CLOSED SPACE. PYOGENIC FLEXOR TENOSYNOVITIS NECESSITATES AN URGENT TREATMENT TO PRESERVE A VIABLE AND FUNCTIONING FINGER, USUALLY BY SURGICAL WASHOUT. THE DELAYED DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF THIS CONDITION ARE ASSOCIATED WITH POOR OUTCOMES. THIS ARTICLE HIGHLIGHTS THE SURGICAL ANATOMY, PATHOGENESIS, CLINICAL PICTURE, POTENTIAL COMPLICATIONS, AND MANAGEMENT OF PYOGENIC FLEXOR TENOSYNOVITIS BY AN INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM.