A CROSS-SECTIONAL ASSESSMENT OF THE DE-QUERVAIN DISORDER SURGICAL TREATMENT OUTCOMES AT SERVICES HOSPITAL, LAHORE

Background: Patients are remarkably suffered from De-Quervain's disorder and found with pain. Objective: To determine the result of De-Quervain's disorder when treated, was the main objective of this study. Material and Methods: This research was carried out at Services Hospital, Lahore from February 2017 to March 2018. The patients selected for this research were found with De-Quervain's disorder. These patients did not react to conservative management with splintage, local steroid injections and analgesics for four to six months. These patients were treated under local anaesthesia. Different segments were made for tendons of abductor pollicis longus and extensor pollicis brevis. In order to examine the results of this technique, patients were followed for about four months. SPSS was used for data entry and assessment. Results: Total patients enrolled in this study were twenty in number. Male to female ration was (8:1). The mean age of female patients was 39 years. The age bracket was from 35 – 50 years. All females were found housewives and associated and with manual work. Rheumatoid arthritis was present in four females. The patients found symptomless after surgical treatment was 94%. Conclusion: In patients having regular De-Quervain's disorder, amazing outcomes has been noticed related to the surgical release of the first dorsal compartment (abductor pollicis longus and extensor pollicis brevis) of the wrist. Keywords: De-Quervains, Disorder, Surgical, Management and Analgesic