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Case Reports
. 1980;14(1):127-8.
doi: 10.3109/02844318009105742.

Stenosing tendovaginitis of the third compartment of the hand. Case report

B A Mogensen, H S Mattsson
Case Reports

Stenosing tendovaginitis of the third compartment of the hand. Case report

B A Mogensen et al. Scand J Plast Reconstr Surg. 1980.

Abstract

Stenosing tendovaginitis of the third compartment is a rare condition in non theumatoid patients. The extensor pollicis longus (EPL) muscle extending into the tight third compartment can explain the clinical findings in some cases.

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