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De Quervain's Release

This surgery involves the decompression of the first dorsal compartment of the wrist by incising the extensor retinaculum. The anatomical goal is to alleviate entrapment of the abductor pollicis longus and extensor pollicis brevis tendons.

Official Updated Mar 12, 2026 12 instruments
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