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15336757

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
2004-8-31
pubmed:abstractText
We performed 118 percutaneous releases of the locked trigger digits in an office setting using a specially designed knife. Thirty-five digits were locked in flexion, 79 digits in extension and the remaining four were fixed in a semiflexed position. Successful percutaneous release was achieved for 107 digits (91%), with the remaining 11 digits requiring an open surgical procedure. Although there were no persistent triggering in 98 digits with a follow-up of at least 6 months, painful stiffness at the interphalangeal joints remained in ten digits despite of physical therapy. No neurovascular injury occurred. We suggest that a locked trigger digit can be successfully released with the percutaneous technique.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0266-7681
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
29
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
502-5
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-6-8
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2004
pubmed:articleTitle
A1 pulley release of locked trigger digit by percutaneous technique.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Samsung Medical Centre, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. mjp@smc.samsung.co.kr
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article