ABSTRACT
Trigger wrist is a clinical entity characterized by triggering or the crackling of the wrist. Here, a case is reported of intrasyno-
vial angiofbrolipoma that caused trigger wrist and carpal tunnel syndrome. This is the only case report where trigger wrist
and carpal tunnel syndrome caused by the intrasynovial angiofbrolipoma were developed simultaneously. it is believed
that that adhesive tenosynovitis developing in the tendons may have contributed to the triggering and carpal tunnel syn-
drome in the wrist as a result of infammation occuring as a consequence of intrasynovial angiofbrolipoma.
Key words: Intrasynovial angiofbrolipoma, tenosynovitis, trigger wrist
Case Report
Hand Microsurg 2016;5:107-109
doi:10.5455/handmicrosurg.204100
Trigger wrist and carpal tunnel syndrome caused by hand
intramuscular intrasynovial angiofbrolipoma: A rare case report
Turan C Dulgeroglu
1
, Yunus Guzel
2
, Hasan Metineren
1
, Huseyin Metineren
1
Introduction
Trigger wrist is a clinical entity characterized by
triggering or the crackling of the wrist. Suematsu et al.
have identifed the etiological factors that lead to these
entities under three main categories: type A - tumor;
type B - anomalous in muscle body; and type C - anom-
alous in tumor and muscle body [1]. Te case reported
here was categorized as type A. Trigger wrist and carpal
tunnel syndrome caused by intrasynovial angiofbroli-
poma in association with fnger movements is a rare
condition. In this report, a patient is described that has
carpal tunnel syndrome developing in association with
trigger wrist caused by intrasynovial angiofbrolipoma.
Based on a review of the literature, this appears to be
the frst case report where trigger wrist and carpal tun-
nel syndrome brought about by intrasynovial angiof-
brolipoma were developed simultaneously.
Case Report
A 40-year-old female patient was admited to the
authors’ Orthopedic Clinic with complaints of trigger-
ing of fnger fexion and extension movements in the
wrist and numbness in the 1st, 2nd and 3rd fngers in
the hand. Te complaints of the patient had been on-
going for approximately one year. No foreign bodies
were found in the wrist or hand of the patient by way
of inspection and palpation. Ultrasonography (USG),
Magnetic Resonanse Imaging (MRI) and Electroneu-
romyography (ENMG) tests were requested for the
patient. Intrasynovial mass diagnosis was made in the
palm area of the intramuscular region with USG and
Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology,
1
Dumlupinar University School of Medicine, Kütahya, Turkey
2
Ordu University Medical
School, Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Ordu, Turkey
Yunus Guzel, MD, Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Ordu University Medical School, Ordu, Turkey
e-mail: dryg@windowslive.com
October 12, 2015 / October 25, 2015
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