First Extensor Compartment Release for De Quervain's Tenosynovitis
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Procedure Outline
Table of Contents
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Local Anesthesia
- 3. Prep and Drape
- 4. Tourniquet
- 5. Incision over Radial Styloid
- 6. Subdermal Dissection and Protection of Sensory Nerve Branches
- 7. Incision into Extensor Retinaculum and First Extensor Compartment
- 8. Exploration and Full Release of Tendons: EPB, APL
- 9. Confirming Release, Having Patient Move Their Thumb, and Hemostasis
- 10. Closure
- Check for and Release any Accessory Compartments
