Calcific tendinitis of an extensor tendon misdiagnosed as stenosing tenosynovitis: A case report
Chengtian Xiao, Degen Tian, Xiaohua Liang, Simin Li, Fan Chen, Haoxiong Chen, Qiliang Xu · 2026
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Description
Chengtian Xiao and co-authors tell of a wrist tendon problem cured after a wrong first label in a 2026 case report. Calcium deposits had settled in the tendons that straighten the wrist, an uncommon site for calcific tendinitis, which usually picks the shoulder. The picture mimicked a stuck-tendon condition, stenosing tenosynovitis, and was first called that. X-ray and CT imaging revealed the true deposits.
Shockwave therapy, the chosen treatment, eased the pain right after the session. Over the following weeks the pain kept fading and wrist movement returned to normal, with no relapse in the follow-up window. The case earns its place by the misdiagnosis warning: image before you label.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Chengtian Xiao, Degen Tian, Xiaohua Liang, Simin Li, Fan Chen, Haoxiong Chen, Qiliang Xu |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 12 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |