Intersection syndrome
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Intersection syndrome is a pain
ful condition that affects the thumb side of the forearm when inflammation occurs at the intersection of the muscle bellies of the abductor pollicis longus and extensor pollicis brevis cross over the extensor carpi radialis longus and the extensor carpi radialis brevis. The mechanism of injury is usually repetitive resisted extension, as with rowing, weight lifting, or pulling.
Intersection syndrome is often confused with another condition called DeQuervain's syndrome
, which is an irritation of the upper set of tendons at the wrist.
Pain
Pain is an unpleasant sensation often caused by intense or damaging stimuli such as stubbing a toe, burning a finger, putting iodine on a cut, and bumping the "funny bone."...
ful condition that affects the thumb side of the forearm when inflammation occurs at the intersection of the muscle bellies of the abductor pollicis longus and extensor pollicis brevis cross over the extensor carpi radialis longus and the extensor carpi radialis brevis. The mechanism of injury is usually repetitive resisted extension, as with rowing, weight lifting, or pulling.
Intersection syndrome is often confused with another condition called DeQuervain's syndrome
DeQuervain's syndrome
De Quervain syndrome , is a tendinosis of the sheath or tunnel that surrounds two tendons that control movement of the thumb.-Eponym:It is named after the Swiss surgeon Fritz de Quervain who first identified it in 1895...
, which is an irritation of the upper set of tendons at the wrist.
External links
- http://www.handsurgeon.com/intersection.html
- http://orthopedics.about.com/library/glossary/bldef-intersection.htm