title: Outcomes and complications after percutaneous release for trigger digits in diabetic and non-diabetic patients.
abstract: We compared the short-term (3 months) and long-term (2 years) outcomes and complications of percutaneous release of 187 trigger digits of 154 patients treated between 2009 and 2012, all treated by a single surgeon. The 154 patients included 48 patients with diabetes mellitus and 106 non-diabetic patients. The only short-term complication was pain, occurring in three digits (5%) in the diabetic patients and six digits (5%) in the non-diabetic patients. The long-term complications were pain in 15 digits (25%) in the diabetic patients and 18 digits (14%) in the non-diabetic patients. This was not significant (p = 0.058). Recurrent triggering occurred in nine digits (15%) in the diabetic patients, which was significantly greater than the six digits (5%) in the non-diabetic patients (p = 0.013). The non-diabetic patients were significantly more satisfied.
  
  
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authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taiwan Department of Orthopaedics & Traumatology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan Department of Orthopaedics, Chiayi Christian Hospital, Chiayi, Taiwan Chung Hwa University of Medical Technology, Taiwan.
authors.forename: H-K
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taiwan Department of Orthopaedics & Traumatology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan jpwang@vghtpe.gov.tw.
authors.forename: J-P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taiwan Department of Orthopaedics & Traumatology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
authors.forename: S-T
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics & Traumatology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Y-A
authors.initials: YA
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taiwan Department of Orthopaedics & Traumatology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Y-C
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taiwan Department of Orthopaedics & Traumatology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
authors.forename: C-L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Liu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D048909:Diabetes Complications; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010149:Postoperative Pain / Q000209:etiology; D017060:Patient Satisfaction / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012008:Recurrence; D052582:Trigger Finger Disorder / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*
keywords: Diabetes; percutaneous release; treatment; trigger digit; trigger finger