Abstract
The methods and clinical outcomes of intra-sheath triamcinolone injection in the treatment of de Quervain’s disease are described. We used 38 hands of 36 patients. A mixture of 1 ml of triamcinolone and 1 ml of 1% lidocaine hydrochloride was injected, with an interval of 2 weeks. The fluid was injected into one point above the induration for the first 18 hands and into two points over the extensor pollicis brevis and abductor pollicis longus tendon in the induration for hands 19–38. The efficacy rate was 89%, with the treatment results of the two-point injection better than those of the one-point injection. Recurrence was observed in ten hands, and complications in 13 hands; however, over 90% of patients were satisfied with the injection. The accurate injection of triamcinolone into the sheath of both the extensor pollicis brevis and abductor pollicis longus tendon was considered very effective for de Quervain’s disease.
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L’injection de triamcinolone dans la maladie de de Quervain a déjà été décrite. 38 mains sur 36 patients ont été traitées par un mélange d’1 ml de triamcinolone et 1 ml d’1% de lidocaine hydrochlorique injectées à l’intervalle de deux semaines. Le liquide a été injecté au dessus de l’induration : à deux niveaux différents en dessous pour les 18 premières mains et en deux points différents au dessus du court extenseur et de l’abducteur du pouce pour les 20 suivants. Le taux de succès a été de 89 avec deux points d’injection, taux supérieur à un point, une récidive a été observée dans 10 mains et des complications dans 13 mains. Cependant, plus de 90% des patients sont satisfaits de cette injection. En conclusion : l’injection triamcinolone dans la gaine de l’extenseur du pouce et de l’abducteur peuvent être considérés comme efficaces dans la maladie de de Quervain.
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Sawaizumi, T., Nanno, M. & Ito, H. De Quervain’s disease: efficacy of intra-sheath triamcinolone injection. International Orthopaedics (SICOT) 31, 265–268 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00264-006-0165-0
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