musculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders
Infectious Flexor Tenosynovitis
Introduction
Infectious flexor tenosynovitis is an acute infection within the flexor tendon sheath. Diagnosis is suggested by Kanavel signs and confirmed with x-rays. Treatment is surgical drainage and antibiotics. (See also Overview and Evaluation of Hand Disorders .) The usual cause of infectious flexor tenosynovitis is a penetration and bacterial inoculation of the sheath. 