title: The outcome of treatment of trigger thumb in children.
abstract: Our aim was to determine the outcome of the treatment of trigger thumb in children. There was a rate of spontaneous recovery of 49% in those children whose thumbs were observed before a final decision to operate was made. Spontaneous recovery occurred more commonly in children over 12 months old. All patients treated by operation had a satisfactory outcome with few complications. The overall rate of recurrence was 4.0% and it was more common in younger children. Our results suggest that a conservative approach to surgery for this condition could be adopted.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Glasgow, Scotland, UK.
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Dunsmuir
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Sherlock
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D012008:Recurrence; D013717:Tenosynovitis / Q000601:surgery*; D013933:Thumb / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome