title: Trigger wrist and flexor tenosynovitis.
abstract: We report a case of a profundus tendon sheath fibroma which initially presented as triggering on wrist movements but rapidly caused a flexor tenosynovitis limiting both finger and wrist movements. Surgical excision was curative.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, Northwick Park, UK. daron@dodec.co.uk
authors.forename: R D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: S T
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: O'Leary
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: McCullough
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005350:Fibroma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D019042:Muscle Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D013710:Tendons / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D013717:Tenosynovitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D014955:Wrist Joint / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery