Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 1969;51:1645-1648.
© 1969 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc
The Extensor Indicis Proprius Syndrome
MERRILL A. RITTER M.D.1 and
ALLEN E. INGLIS M.D.1
1 From the Hospital for Special Surgery, affiliated with New York Hospital, Cornell University Medical College, New York
The extensor indicis proprius syndrome is presented. It is characterized by dorsal wrist pain, aggravated by activities, and associated with a synovitis of the extensor indicis proprius muscle within the fourth dorsal compartment of the wrist.