Delayed post-traumatic trigger finger in a 14-year-old boy after blunt trauma. A case report.
Although trigger finger is a common phenomenon, it is a rare condition in children and even more infrequently caused by a traumatic event. A case of a 14-year-old boy is reported, who presented with a prominent palmar nodule over a triggering middle finger and progressive flexion contracture, 6 months after a fall on the outstretched hand. An operation with resection of the A1-pulley and resection of the nodule, that showed chondroid metaplasia and calcifications, resolved the problem completely.
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Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University Hospital Leuven, Pellenberg, Belgium. ilse.degreef@uz.kuleuven.ac.be
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D000293:Adolescent; D006230:Hand Injuries / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D022125:Lacerations / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D013708:Tendon Injuries / Q000209:etiology; D013997:Time Factors; D052582:Trigger Finger Disorder / Q000209:etiology*; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology