Hypertrophic Tenosynovitis

Fig. 10.41 a,b. Hypertrophic tenosynovitis of the extensor carpi ulnaris in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis, a Short-axis and b long-axis 12-5 MHz US images of the extensor carpi ulnaris tendon (ecu) reveal hypoechoic synovial pannus (arrowheads) which causes abnormal distention of the synovial sheath. The extensor carpi ulnaris is displaced anteriorly because of loosening of the retinaculum. Note the pannus filling the distal radioulnar joint cavity (arrow)... 

Hypertrophic tenosynovitis are more commonly an expression of systemic arthritides, such as rheumatoid arthritis or psoriatic arthritis, but they can also be encountered as the end result of chronic... 

US has also proved an effective means of identifying tendon changes related to serous and hypertrophic tenosynovitis (Fig. 16.60) (Miller et al. 1996 Chen and Liang 1997 Premkumar et al. 2002). These changes occur commonly in patients affected by systemic arthritis. Instability of the tibialis posterior tendon, including subluxation and dislocation in... 

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