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ArticleJournal of orthopaedic case reports2025

Functional Outcome of De Quervain's Tenosynovitis by Population Characteristics in South Indian Population - A Prospective Study.

K S Anandha Geethan, A K Arumugam, S H Syam Nath, Venkatesh Kumar, Rohini Venkatesh

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K S Anandha GeethanDepartment of Orthopaedics, Dhanalakshmi Srinivasan Medical College and Hospital, Perambalur, Tamil Nadu, India.
A K ArumugamDepartment of Orthopaedics, Dhanalakshmi Srinivasan Medical College and Hospital, Perambalur, Tamil Nadu, India.
S H Syam NathDepartment of Orthopaedics, Dhanalakshmi Srinivasan Medical College and Hospital, Perambalur, Tamil Nadu, India.
Venkatesh KumarDepartment of Orthopaedics, Dhanalakshmi Srinivasan Medical College and Hospital, Perambalur, Tamil Nadu, India.
Rohini VenkateshDepartment of Neurosurgery, Dhanalakshmi Srinivasan Medical College and Hospital, Perambalur, Tamil Nadu, India.

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Introduction: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the functional outcome of population characteristics in South Indian patients with chronic De Quervain's Tenosynovitis. Materials and Methods: This prospective study was conducted in a tertiary care hospital in South India. A total of fifty chronic dequervain's tenosynovitis patients were included in the study after getting clearance from the ethical committee. The main outcome measures data were VAS and DASH scores among the variables such as age, size, gender and occupation in all our patients. Results: By considering VAS score and DASH scores postsurgery, patients aged < 45 years of age, patients with nondominant hand involvement complaints, and homemakers had greater reductions in pain scores yet statistically insignificant. The female patients had a good reduction in DASH score postsurgery, which was statistically insignificant. However, males had a greater reduction in pain scores postsurgery females, and the difference was statistically significant.By considering VAS score and DASH scores poststeroid instillation, patients aged more than or equal to 45 years of age, males, patients with dominant hand complaints, and patients who were employed had a greater reduction in pain score following steroid therapy. However, the difference is not statistically significant. Conclusion: Male patients, nondominant side involvement, and younger patients (age < 45 years) appear to fare well in both the surgical and steroid instillation groups. However, the employed patients do well after receiving a steroid injection, and the homemakers appear to do well in the postsurgery group.

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Dequervain’s tenosynovitisFunctional OutcomePopulation CharacteristicsSouth Indian Population

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