Abstract
DeQuervain disease is tenosynovitis of extensor policis brevis and abductor policis longus muscles, passing through the 1st ostheofibrous canal on the dorsal part of the wrist. The typi cal clinical complaint is painful area round radial styloid, that is in creasing during strength activities of the hand and thumb. Among the popular treatment - local applications or operations for this tenosynovitis, the recent popularity of the extracorporeal shock wave therapy becomes useful method for treatment of tendon pathology. The following study presents primary experience in application of Shock wave therapy in cases with DeQuervain disease. The success rate of 80% proves the method as a reliable and save method in treatment of this chronic tendopathy of the hand. Scripta Scientifica Medica 2010;42(1):21-24
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