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Sports Injuries - Wrist and Forearm

Wrist & Forearm
Term Also Known As Description
bursitis in the wrist   Bursitis in the wrist results when there is irritation and inflammation of the fluid-filled cushioning sac at the end of or between one or more of the wrist bones.
carpal tunnel syndrome   Carpal tunnel syndrome occurs when a tendon, ligament, muscle and/or sheath in the wrist repeatedly pinches or traps the median nerve.
dislocation of the carpel bones   Dislocation of the carpal bones results when wrist bones are misaligned or displaced from their normal position within the wrist joint.
muscle and tendon inflammation   Muscle and tendon inflammation happens when there is swelling in the elastic tissue that contracts when stimulated and the fibers that connect muscle to bone.
fractured scaphoid   A fractured scaphoid is a partial or complete crack or break in the biggest wrist bone on the thumb side.
fracture of the distal radius wrist fracture A fracture of the distal radius is a partial or complete crack or break in or near the end of the lower arm bone on the thumb side.
fracture of the hook of the hamate   A fracture of the hook of the hamate is a crack or break of the part of the bone on the thumb side of the wrist that you can easily feel.
de Quervain's tenosynovitis   De Quervain's tenosynovitis is inflammation of both a protective tendon covering and a tendon in the thumb and wrist.
ganglion cyst   A ganglion cyst is a small fluid-filled sac usually attached to a tendon, its protective covering, or the lining of a hand or wrist joint.
distal radial epiphysis injury   A distal radial epiphysis injury is physical damage caused to the far end of the thumb-side lower arm bone.