Severe or refractory cases may require surgery. The surgical treatment is based on expanding the size of the first dorsal compartment. Originally Published: August 8, 2005 at 3:11 PM MDT ...

First Dorsal Compartment: An anatomical region in the wrist that houses the extensor pollicis brevis and abductor pollicis longus tendons, often implicated in de Quervain's disease.

This article describes the physical therapy intervention for a musician after surgery for de Quervain’s tenosynovitis and intersection syndrome, and briefly reviews these two tendon conditions. The ...