Proximal intersection Syndrome

Contribution:

Dr Melanie Lau

Patient data: 42-year-old Male

Presentation:

Repetitive manual handling job, distal arm pain

Commentary: Thickening of the affected tendons (first extensor compartment (abductor pollicis longus and extensor pollicis brevis) and second extensor compartment (extensor carpi radialis longus and extensor carpi radialis brevis)

Increased echogenicity around the intersection point indicates inflammation or fluid.

Presence of fluid or synovial sheath distension.

Diagnosis:

Promixal intersection syndrome

References: https://radiopaedia.org/articles/proximal-intersection-syndrome-1?lang=us