In the early stage, most cases improve with injections; medication and exercise therapy can also be tried.
Treatment and surgery for trigger finger, a finger that catches or locks when it bends.
About 30 min
2cm
Local
Moderate
Discharged after 5 days
After stitch removal
Pain is felt when bending or straightening the finger, and the finger moves only after a sudden "click".
Because this resembles pulling the trigger of a gun,it is called trigger finger.
Repetitive friction on the palm from sports such as golf
Swollen ligaments due to inflammation
The typical symptom: a popping sound when the caught tendon suddenly releases
A local injury to the hand, palm or back of the hand
The sheath surrounding the tendon is also swollen, so the finger will not straighten
Rheumatoid arthritis, gout, diabetes or degenerative changes
In the early stage, most cases improve with injections; medication and exercise therapy can also be tried.
Surgery may be performed if symptoms do not go away with conservative treatment, or in degenerative or recurrent cases.
It can be treated relatively simply with arthroscopic surgery.
In children, about 30% resolve on their own within 1 year and most within 2 years, so they are only observed.
Trigger finger found in newborns mostly resolves on its own.
