Anatom3DTendon sheath - abd. pollicis longus - ext. pollicis brevis
Vagina tendinum musculorum abductoris longi et extensoris brevis pollicis · Pochva šlach dlouhého odtahovače a krátkého natahovače palce
Joints & cartilage
Looks like
The lubricated sleeve of the first compartment at the thumb side of the wrist, around two tendons that lift the thumb.
What it does
Lets these thumb tendons glide under the wrist band.
Keeping it well
Inflamed in De Quervain tenosynovitis, common in new parents: pain at the thumb side of the wrist when gripping.
Related conditions
- Carpal tunnel syndrome
- De Quervain's tenosynovitis
- Dupuytren's contracture & trigger finger
- Ganglion cyst
- Gout
- Haemophilia & bleeding disorders
- Juvenile idiopathic arthritis
- Lyme disease
- Marfan syndrome & connective tissue disorders
- Osteoarthritis
- Pseudogout (calcium pyrophosphate disease)
- Psoriatic arthritis
- Raynaud's phenomenon
- Repetitive strain & overuse injury
- Rheumatic fever & rheumatic heart disease
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- Systemic lupus erythematosus
- Temporomandibular joint disorder