Flexor Tenosynovitis (FTS)



The clinical diagnosis of FTS is made using Kanavel’s Signs:

 - Fusiform swelling.

 - Pain with passive extension of the digit.

 - Tenderness over the flexor sheath.

 - The digit held in slight flexion at rest.



Infographic by Anna Pickens, MD



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