Author: Anna Pickens, MD (@AnnaEMin5, Creator of EM in 5) // Edited by: Alex Koyfman, MD (@EMHighAK), Brit Long, MD (@long_brit), and Manpreet Singh, MD (@MprizzleER)
Welcome to this edition of EMin5 with Dr. Anna Pickens. This week Anna covers flexor tenosynovitis. Enjoy the video!
Video
Background
Anatomy and Etiology

The publication that gave us the signs…

Kanavel’s Signs

Management

Summary

Suggested/Further Reading:
- Articles/Posts:
- EP Monthly’s breakdown of flexor tenosynovitis
- Ortho Bullets tremendous summary
- emDocs EM@3AM series on flexor tenosynovitis
- Peds EM Morsels on pediatric cases
- Sinai EM with a quick hits review
- Podcasts:Â

1 thought on “EM in 5: Flexor Tenosynovitis”
Loved this video! Learned new, valuable information in 5 min. For learners like me who find audio alone usleless, this was perfect! Thanks! Would love to see more mini-video tutorials like this. Thanks!