Paediatric trigger finger: Literature review and management algorithm.
Trigger finger in the paediatric population is a distinct condition from trigger thumb in the child or trigger finger in the adult. This paper reviews the current practices applied in the treatment of paediatric trigger finger. Intra-operative photographs are used to illustrate the anatomic anomalies that may be present. An operative algorithm is presented suggesting a step-wise approach to check all structures that may cause the symptom of triggering whilst avoiding unnecessary dissection once the cause of the trigger has been corrected.
Schaverien
M V
MV
Department of Plastic Surgery, Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Sciennes Road, Edinburgh EH54 6PP, UK. markschaverien@fastmail.fm
Godwin
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D000465:Algorithms; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D019637:Orthopedic Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D052582:Trigger Finger Disorder / Q000601:surgery*