A three-year-old child’s right thumb is bent and cannot be straightened after understanding that it may be pediatric stenosing tenosynovitis which hospital has good results in treating it. What is the cost and how long does it take from treatment to hospitalization?
A 3-week-old child with tenosynovitis is considered relatively late. I don’t know how long you have noticed that your child’s thumb cannot be straightened?
Many children heal on their own within a year or so. You should rub the thumb locally and straighten the end joint frequently to prevent it from being fixed in the flexed position for a long time and affecting the joint development.
If you find that the thumb cannot be straightened for half a year or even more, and the end joint is never straightened, you should resolve to have surgery.
This surgery is not major and can be done in general hospitals. Of course, it may be more secure if it is done by a specialist. Our hospital does this kind of surgery, the cost is a few thousand dollars, requires hospitalization, the time is about a week. It is not easy to stay in the hospital because of the tight bed space.