Category Orthopaedics
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De Quervain disease

De Quervain described chronic tenosynovitis thickening the tendon sheath of the abductor muscle of the thumb and of the extensor short muscle of the thumb.

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Fritz de Quervain

Fritz de Quervain (1868 – 1940) was an Swiss surgeon. He described the chronic tendonitis that bears his name (De Quervain disease)

Franklin Adin Simmonds

Franklin Adin 'Sam' Simmonds (1910–1983) British orthopaedic surgeon. Simmonds-Thompson Test for Achilles tendon rupture with TC Thompson (1902-1986)

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Ernest Amory Codman

Ernest Amory Codman (1869-1940) was an American surgeon. Founder of an 'end results system' to track the outcomes of patient treatments.

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Paul Hoffmann

Paul Hoffmann (1884-1962) was a German physiologist and physician. Known for describing Hoffmann-Tinel sign for assessment of nerve regeneration and success of nerve sutures.

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Hoffmann-Tinel sign

Hoffmann-Tinel sign is paresthesia in the distal cutaneous distribution of an injured peripheral nerve evoked by tapping on the nerve more proximally.