title: The so-called congenital trigger digit: further experience.
abstract: The authors reviewed 53 patients with 70 congenital trigger digits. Three of these were seen at an early age. Most "congenital" trigger digits present later than the neonatal period. A clear difference exists between trigger thumbs and trigger fingers. In our series, thumbs were more frequently affected, 30% were bilateral and none resolved spontaneously. The long fingers were less frequently affected, and two of them (28%) recovered without operation. All other children had an operative release of the A1 pulley of the flexor tendon sheath, with excellent results.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, U.Z. Pellenberg, Lubbeek, Belgium.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: De Smet
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Steenwerckx
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Van Ransbeeck
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005385:Fingers / Q000002:abnormalities*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013710:Tendons / Q000601:surgery; D013717:Tenosynovitis / Q000151:congenital* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D013933:Thumb / Q000002:abnormalities*; D016896:Treatment Outcome