Patient characteristics | Number of patients (n=84) |
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History | |
Sex | 21 men / 63 women |
Age (y) | mean 32.4 (16–78) |
Dominant hand affected | n=67 |
Pain only during activity | n=20 |
Paresthesia | n=12 |
Burning pain | n=24 |
History of trauma | n=8 |
History of swelling | n=48 |
Investigation | |
ESR increased | n=6 |
ANA positivity | n=1 |
Rheumatoid factor | n=1 |
Examination | |
Swelling | n=11 |
Tenderness | n=49 |
Restricted range of movement | n=22 |
Isometric function tests | n=34 |
Painful forced radial or ulnar deviation | n=20 |
Clicking | n=10 |