title: Multiple pulley rupture following corticosteroid injection for trigger digit: case report.
abstract: We report a case of pulley rupture following repeated local corticosteroid injections for trigger digit. The treatment involved exploration, tenolysis, and reconstruction using the palmaris longus tendon.
authors.affiliation: Department of Hand Surgery, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY 10021, USA. gyuriczac@hss.edu
authors.forename: Cassie
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gyuricza
authors.forename: Eva
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Umoh
authors.forename: Scott W
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Wolfe
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003286:Contracture / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007267:Injections; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000601:surgery; D013708:Tendon Injuries / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000601:surgery; D013710:Tendons / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000473:pathology / Q000637:transplantation; D014222:Triamcinolone Acetonide / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D052582:Trigger Finger Disorder / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D014222:Triamcinolone Acetonide