title: Intrasynovial lipoma causing trigger wrist and carpal tunnel syndrome.
abstract: Triggering of the flexor tendon at the wrist is rare. We report a case of intrasynovial lipoma that caused a trigger wrist. As far as we know it is unique in that the intrasynovial lipoma simultaneously caused carpal tunnel syndrome. The massive tenosynovitis and adhesion of flexors tendons after the locking of the intrasynovial lipoma may have resulted from inflammation caused by attrition within the carpal tunnel.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Shiga University of Medical Science, Shiga-ken, Japan. simai@belle.shiga-med.ac.jp
authors.forename: Shinji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Imai
authors.forename: Narihito
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kodama
authors.forename: Yoshitaka
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Matsusue
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002349:Carpal Tunnel Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008067:Lipoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D019637:Orthopedic Procedures / Q000379:methods; D010292:Paresthesia / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D000074402:Synovectomy; D013583:Synovial Membrane / Q000473:pathology*; D053682:Tendon Entrapment / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D014955:Wrist Joint / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery