The first extensor wrist compartment (FEWC) is one of the most complex spaces of the upper extremity. The presence of an inter-tendinous septum dividing the FEWC and a single EPB muscle slip is more likely to be found in patients with de Quervain’s disease. Remarkable diversity concerning the structures within the FEWC was reported. A bony ridge over the radial styloid process was recorded in 58.9% of the cadaveric wrists compared to 17.8% of the patients’ wrists (p < 0.0001). Regarding the EPB muscle, de Quervain patients’ wrists had a single slip in 93% (p=0.0007) and two or more slips in 3.6%, compared to cadaveric wrists (a single slip in 87%, and two or more slips in 11%, p< 0.0001). Cadaveric wrists presented two or more slips for the APL in a significantly higher percentage (92.5%, p < 0.0001) compared to de Quervain patients’ wrists (74.5%). An inter-tendinous septum was identified in 42.9% (47% of the patients’ wrists compared to 39.3% of the cadaveric wrists, p<0.0001). Regarding the 883 patients, 178 (20.2%) of them were males and 705 (79.8%) were females. A thorough search of PubMed and MEDLINE databases, following the PRISMA guidelines, was conducted from 2002 to 2022 to evaluate all FEWC variants, including the following: 1) the presence of an inter-tendinous septum, 2) the number of tendinous slips of the abductor pollicis longus (APL) and the extensor pollicis brevis (EPB) muscles, 3) their distal insertions and 4) the presence of a bony ridge within the FEWC. A total of 3878 wrists (1277 cadaveric and 1296 de Quervain patients) were included. Of the 1234 cadavers, a total of 701 (56.8%) were males and 533 (43.2%) were females. This review highlights all possible variants that may be associated with the occurrence and pathophysiology of de Quervain’s tenosynovitis. The first extensor wrist compartment (FEWC) displays significant variants.
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