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Original Article

Release of Trigger Finger in Children: Long Term Results

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Pages 65-67 | Received 18 Jan 1994, Published online: 08 Jul 2009
 

Abstract

During a 10 year period 58 patients had 80 trigger fingers operated on at this hospital. The male/ female ratio was 32.26 and most children were operated on at between the ages of 2 and 4 years, and 15 months (range 2–99) after the lesion had been noticed. The operation was quick and effective with no complications. Only one patient was re-operated on, with a good result. Thirteen patients had bilateral lesions. Both hands were examined and in 11 patients (19%) we found that the thickening corresponding to the trigger finger was also present on the opposite side but giving no symptoms. There seems to be a predisposition to bilateral affections.

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