The treatment outcome of trigger thumb in children.
Our objectives were to determine the treatment outcome of trigger thumb and to identify its possible cause. One hundred and thirty-eight thumbs from 115 children were reviewed. There was an overall success rate of 66% following conservative treatment and the success rate appears to be higher in the younger age group and in those treated with splint therapy, which includes wearing a splint and regular therapy exercises. The outcome of the children who underwent surgery was good with a recurrence rate of 1.4% and a wound infection rate of 2.8%. Our results suggest that a more conservative approach to this problem should be adopted. Our data also suggest that this condition may be acquired rather than congenital.
Tan
Andrew Hwee Chye
AH
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Singapore General Hospital, Republic of Singapore.
Lam
Khee Sien
KS
Lee
Eng Hin
EH
D002675:Child, Preschool; D005081:Exercise Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013165:Splints; D013717:Tenosynovitis / Q000628:therapy*; D013933:Thumb; D016896:Treatment Outcome