title: Trigger digit: the needle or the knife?
abstract: We report our experience in conservative treatment of 30 patients with trigger digits followed up for an average of 22.3 months. In 26 patients (86.6%) the pain disappeared and the others experienced a remarkable improvement. Locking resolved in 23 patients (76.6%): in 19 patients immediately after the injection and in the other four gradually thereafter. Only three patients needed a second injection. All were satisfied and none required any other form of treatment.
authors.affiliation: Orthopaedic Department, Patras University, Greece.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Panayotopoulos
authors.forename: A P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Fortis
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Armoni
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Dimakopoulos
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Lambiris
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D005384:Finger Joint / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007592:Joint Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery; D008012:Lidocaine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D008775:Methylprednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008875:Middle Aged; D013165:Splints; D013585:Synovitis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000601:surgery*; D052256:Tendinopathy / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000601:surgery*
chemical_list: D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; D008012:Lidocaine; D008775:Methylprednisolone