Wrist Pain
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Wrist Pain Underlying Cause
Common causes
for wrist pain include:
Carpal tunnel syndrome
Cellulitis
Dequervain's tenosynovitis
Osteoarthritis
Rheumatoid arthritis
Tenosynovitis
Wrist contusion
Wrist fracture
Wrist sprain
Wrist tendinitis
Less common causes
for wrist pain include:
Bone tumor
Gout
Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis
Lupus
Lyme disease
Septic arthritis
Tuberculosis
Ganglion cyst
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Wrist Pain Anatomy
Related Conditions
Carpal tunnel syndrome
Dequervain's tenosynovitis
Disk disease neck
Wrist contusion
Wrist dislocation
Wrist fracture
Wrist sprain
Wrist tendinitis
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Wrist injury
Wrist pain
Wrist pain (bilateral)
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Last Updated: Nov 13, 2008
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John H. Beckett, MD
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Wrist Pain References:
Helliwell PS. Regional musculoskeletal pain. The elbow, forearm, wrist and hand. Baillieres Best Pract Res Clin Rheumatol. 1999 Jun;13(2):311-28.
Nagle DJ. Evaluation of chronic wrist pain. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2000 Jan-Feb;8(1):45-55.
Palmer KT. Regional musculoskeletal conditions: pain in the forearm, wrist and hand. Best Pract Res Clin Rheumatol. 2003 Feb;17(1):113-35.
Shin AY, Deitch MA, Sachar K, Boyer MI. Ulnar-sided wrist pain: diagnosis and treatment. Instr Course Lect. 2005;54:115-28.
