title: Release of trigger finger in children. Long term results.
abstract: During a 10 year period 58 patients had 80 trigger fingers operated on at this hospital. The male/female ratio was 32:26 and most children were operated on at between the ages of 2 and 4 years, and 15 months (range 2-99) after the lesion had been noticed. The operation was quick and effective with no complications. Only one patient was re-operated on, with a good result. Thirteen patients had bilateral lesions. Both hands were examined and in 11 patients (19%) we found that the thickening corresponding to the trigger finger was also present on the opposite side but giving no symptoms. There seems to be a predisposition to bilateral affections.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, Gentofte Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Denmark.
authors.forename: B P
authors.initials: BP
authors.lastname: Paaske
authors.forename: N H
authors.initials: NH
authors.lastname: Søe-Nielsen
authors.forename: H H
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Noer
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005383:Finger Injuries / Q000150:complications; D005385:Fingers / Q000502:physiology / Q000601:surgery*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D009068:Movement; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012008:Recurrence; D012086:Reoperation; D013717:Tenosynovitis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D013933:Thumb / Q000502:physiology / Q000601:surgery