TRIGGER FINGER & TRIGGER THUMB

TRIGGER FINGER

Trigger finger is a condition of obstruction in the free movement of the finger, with sudden release on extension. This is common in the middle and ring fingers. The condition is caused by a constrictive tenosynovitis of the flexor tendon sheaths occurring at the level of the metacarpo phalangeal joints.

The patient complains of difficulty in flexing and extending the finger. After full flexion of the finger, active extension is not possible. On forcible passive extension, the finger extends suddenly with a palpable and audible snap. Later a nodule in the substance of the tendon develops. As a result, there is more obstruction and the trigger effect is obvious.

TRIGGER THUMB

Trigger thumb is due to a congenital constriction of the tendon sheath of the flexor pollicis longus at the level of the metacarpo phalangeal joint. The condition may be bilateral. The child keeps the interphalangeal joint of the thumb in flexion. Forcible extension suddenly releases the thumb into full extension with a click. A small nodule can be felt in the tendon at the level of the metacarpophalangeal joint.

TREATMENT AT DR. SOHAN LAL CLINIC

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