title: [Good results with the surgical treatment of trigger finger (tendovaginitis stenosans)].
abstract: Stenosing tendovaginitis (trigger finger) may be treated surgically or conservatively. Surgical incision of the proximal part of the flexor tendon sheath in 100 patients (91 adults and 9 children) proved a reliable method. In 97 patients the resistance was abolished by surgical treatment, with good functional results. It is a simple procedure, with hardly any complications and a short follow-up period.
authors.affiliation: Ziekenhuis Leyenburg, afd. Plastische, Reconstructieve en Handchirurgie, Den Haag.
authors.forename: A R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Koch
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Vaandrager
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005385:Fingers; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013710:Tendons / Q000601:surgery*; D013717:Tenosynovitis / Q000601:surgery*
vernacular_title: Goede resultaten met chirurgische behandeling van de knappende vinger (tendovaginitis stenosans).