title: Trigger wrist.
abstract: Trigger wrist is a relatively rare phenomenon. The pathological entities to which the term trigger wrist is applied are not well defined in the literature. We present three cases of trigger wrist as a result of flexor tendon pathology, review the literature and discuss the use of the term "trigger wrist".
authors.affiliation: Orthopaedic Department, University of Patras, Rio-Patras, Greece. giannikasd@msn.com
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Giannikas
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Karabasi
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Dimakopoulos
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009431:Neural Conduction / Q000502:physiology; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular / Q000502:physiology; D000074402:Synovectomy; D013583:Synovial Membrane / Q000503:physiopathology; D013585:Synovitis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D013708:Tendon Injuries / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D014955:Wrist Joint / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*