Nodular protrusion of wrist

Introduction The nodular protrusion of the wrist joint is a lesion of the wrist joint abnormality. After that, a round protrusion was found, which was hard and had a surface diameter of about 1.5 cm. It was the size of a small red jujube and could not be moved. When the joint was pressed and twisted, a "click" sound could be heard without obvious pain.

Cause

Reasons for the protrusion of the wrist joint nodule:

Common to periostitis due to rheumatism or tuberculosis.

an examination

Related inspection

Synovial fluid visual inspection joint examination

Diagnosis of the protrusion of the wrist joint nodule:

Wrist joint nodular protrusion: characterized by a nodular joint in the joint and affecting the normal function of the wrist joint.

Diagnosis can be based on the above clinical manifestations.

Differential diagnosis

Differential diagnosis of the nodule of the wrist joint:

The wrist joint refers to the joint between the lower arm and the hand. There are two common abnormal changes.

(1) saclike protrusion: the characteristic is round, the appearance of the skin is unchanged, protruding on the surface of the skin, pressing by hand, will feel tough and elastic, just like a rubber ball with a hand, push it. The most common disease is a ganglion cyst, which can be resolved by general outpatient surgery.

(2) Round soft mass: The characteristic is that it is very soft to touch and can move back and forth. The most common is the tendon sheath fibroma.

Wrist joint nodular protrusion: characterized by a nodular joint in the joint and affecting the normal function of the wrist joint.

Diagnosis can be based on the above clinical manifestations.

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