title: [Trigger thumb in the child].
abstract: The trigger thumb is a quite frequent finding in the adult woman over 50 years. In newly born and small children we do, however, also occasionally observe trigger thumbs. As even pediatric specialists are not necessarily familiar with this diagnosis, they tend to refer these small patients as emergencies for acute distortions or subluxations. We describe the clinical findings and therapy for trigger thumb in the child and our own results in comparison with the literature. Except in the small child under six months, who displays a spontaneous recovery in about 30% of the cases, early surgical release of the pulley is the treatment of choice.
authors.affiliation: Handchirurgischen Dienst der Chirurgischen Klinik, Rätisches Kantons-und Regionalspital Chur.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mark
authors.forename: H F
authors.initials: HF
authors.lastname: Büchel
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D013933:Thumb / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome
vernacular_title: Der schnellende Daumen beim Kind.