ORTHOPAEDICS - ADULT
FLEXOR TENOSYNOVITIS
Prompt
ResponseWound over palmar aspect of DIPJ
Erythema extending to thenar eminence
Oedema to index finger, extending to palmar space
Erythema extending to thenar eminence
Oedema to index finger, extending to palmar space
PromptKnavel criteria for flexor tenosynovitis
Responseflexed posturing of the involved digit
tenderness to palpation over the tendon sheath
marked pain with passive extension of the digit
fusiform swelling of the digit
tenderness to palpation over the tendon sheath
marked pain with passive extension of the digit
fusiform swelling of the digit
PromptInvestigations in Tenosynovitis
ResponseImaging - U.S exclude foreign body, exclude collection requiring drainage
Wound swab guide antibiotic therapy
BSL - if diabetic
Wound swab guide antibiotic therapy
BSL - if diabetic