FOREIGN BODY IN THE EXTENSOR TENDON SHEATH

Öz

Foreign body is rarely seen in tendon sheaths. An unusual case of embedded metallic foreign body in the right extensor pollicis longus tendon sheath that induced symptoms mimicking De-Quervain’s disease was cured after surgical removal of the foreign body and reported here.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Foreign body
• extensor
• tendon sheath

EKSTANSÖR TENDON KILIFINDAKİ YABANCI CİSİM: Olgu sunumu

Öz

Yabancı cisimler tendon kılıflarında nadiren görülürler. Bu çalışmada, De-Quervain hastalığı semptomlarına yol açan ve cerrahi girişimle sağ ekstansör pollicis longus tendon kılıfına gömülen metalik yabancı cismin çıkarılmasıyla tedavi edilen olgu sunulmaktadır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Yabancı cisim
• ekstansör
• tendon kılıfı

Kaynakça

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