title: Clinical treatment of the stenosing tenovaginitis of flexor digitorum by micro-wound technique using hooked needle-shaped surgical knife.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To observe the therapeutic effect and safety of using the hooked needle-shaped knife to treat the stenosing tenovaginitis of flexor digitorum.
  
  
  METHODS
  Sixty outpatients were divided into a treatment group of 30 cases treated by using the hooked needle-shaped knife, and a control group of 30 cases treated by block therapy. 6 months later, the alleviation of pain in the affected finger during movement, under pressure, traction and finger-bending anti-resistance was compared before and after treatment.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The alleviation of pain during movement, under pressure, traction and finger-bending anti-resistance was much better in the treatment group than that of the control group (P < 0.01), with a effective rate of 93.3% in the treatment group and 80.0% in the control group (P < 0.01).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The micro-wound technique using the hooked needle-shaped knife has definite effect and safety for stenosing tenovaginitis of flexor digitorum.
authors.affiliation: Wangjing Hospital of China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100102, China.
authors.forename: Liang
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Qu
authors.forename: Di
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.forename: Xia-Bo
authors.initials: XB
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Hai-Wei
authors.initials: HW
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.forename: Wei-Dong
authors.initials: WD
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Jian-Min
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Wen
authors.forename: Xin-Xiao
authors.initials: XX
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Ting
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.forename: Ke-Wei
authors.initials: KW
authors.lastname: Jiang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005385:Fingers / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008866:Microsurgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D013525:Surgical Instruments; D053682:Tendon Entrapment / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome