Tendon sheath cysts are a chronic condition associated with chronic strain and connective tissue degeneration, with symptoms such as body masses, soreness, and limited joint movement.
Tendon sheath cysts are one of the more common chronic diseases in orthopedics, and are essentially a benign swelling in a small joint or tendon area of the body. It is currently believed that tendon sheath cysts may be related to chronic strain injury. When the hand and wrist joints are overactive, long-term repeated strain injury can lead to excessive friction between the tendons and tendon sheaths, causing aseptic inflammation of the tendon sheaths, which can lead to tendon sheath cysts.
Tendon sheath cyst patients often appear in the hands, wrists, feet and other small joints, a lump, with the growth of the lump, compression of the surrounding soft tissues can be caused by soreness and swelling, more pronounced when the activity, some patients will have pain, and some patients may also have symptoms of limited joint activity.
It is recommended to go to the hospital for consultation if the above symptoms occur.