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  • Condition: Pediatric Trigger Thumb with Metacarpophalangeal Joint Hyperextension or Instability
  • Journal: Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research
  • Treatment Used: Cast and Brace after Surgery
  • Number of Patients: 18
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The study researched the outcomes of cast and brace after surgery for pediatric trigger thumb with metacarpophalangeal joint hyperextension or instability.
  • Condition: Trigger Thumb
  • Journal: Journal of pediatric orthopedics
  • Treatment Used: Operative Surgical Procedures
  • Number of Patients: 149
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In this study, researchers sought to determine the best treatment for trigger thumb in children.
  • Condition: Tendinopathy
  • Journal: Handchirurgie, Mikrochirurgie, plastische Chirurgie : Organ der Deutschsprachigen Arbeitsgemeinschaft fur Handchirurgie : Organ der Deutschsprachigen Arbeitsgemeinschaft fur Mikrochirurgie der Peripheren Nerven und Gefasse : Organ der V...
  • Treatment Used: Extracorporal Shock Wave Therapy (ESWT)
  • Number of Patients: 32
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This study considered patients with tendinopathies (breakdown of tissue connecting muscle to bone), especially trigger fingers (a condition in which a finger becomes stuck in a bent position), in order to analyze the effectiveness of treatment by extracorporal shock wave therapy (noninvasive treatment that involves delivery of shock waves to injured soft tissue to reduce pain and promote healing; ESWT).
  • Condition: Trigger Digits
  • Journal: The journal of hand surgery Asian-Pacific volume
  • Treatment Used: Hyaluronic Acid (HA) vs Corticosteroid (CS) Injection
  • Number of Patients: 50
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This study compared the effectiveness of hyaluronic acid (substance that is normally produced by the body that gives skin its volume and fullness; (HA) versus corticosteroid (used to treat inflammation; CS) injection for trigger digits (inability to flex or extend the digit smoothly).
  • Condition: Trigger Finger with Proximal Interphalangeal Joint Flexion Contracture
  • Journal: The journal of hand surgery Asian-Pacific volume
  • Treatment Used: Percutaneous A1 Pulley Release with Finger Splint
  • Number of Patients: 65
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The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of percutaneous A1 pulley release combined with finger splint in the treatment of trigger finger with proximal interphalangeal joint flexion contracture (i.e. pain, stiffness, and a sensation of locking or catching when you bend and straighten your finger with loss of extension at the middle joint of the finger).
  • Condition: Stenosing Tenosynovitis of Flexor Tendon (Trigger Finger)
  • Journal: Zhongguo zhen jiu = Chinese acupuncture & moxibustion
  • Treatment Used: Ultrasound-Guided Needle-Knife
  • Number of Patients: 74
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This study explored the effectiveness of ultrasound-guided needle-knife with precise three-dimensional stereotactic localization of ashi points for stenosing tenosynovitis of flexor tendon (trigger finger).
  • Condition: Tendon injury and adhesion
  • Journal: BioMed research international
  • Treatment Used: Freeze-dried amniotic membrane transplantation
  • Number of Patients: 89
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The objective of this review was to study various treatments in preventing tendon injury and adhesion.
  • Condition: Trigger finger
  • Journal: The journal of hand surgery Asian-Pacific volume
  • Treatment Used: Corticosteroid injections
  • Number of Patients: 38
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This study evaluated the time course for efficacy of corticosteroid injections for the treatment of trigger finger.
  • Condition: Trigger Digit
  • Journal: Journal of hand therapy : official journal of the American Society of Hand Therapists
  • Treatment Used: Proximal Interphalangeal Joint-Blocking Orthosis (PIPJ-BO) or Metacarpophalangeal Joint-Blocking Orthosis (MCPJ-BO)
  • Number of Patients: 35
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This study compared the clinical outcome of using PIPJ-BO or MCPJ-BO to treat patients with trigger digit.
  • Condition: Multiple Concomitant Elective Hand Procedures
  • Journal: Journal of hand therapy : official journal of the American Society of Hand Therapists
  • Treatment Used: Early Hand Therapy (HT)
  • Number of Patients: 159
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This study compared the frequency of hand therapy (HT) orders after single trigger finger releases (STFRs) and multiple trigger finger releases (MTFRs) and determined the reasoning for variation in the rate of hand therapy orders after releases.
  • Condition: Trigger Finger
  • Journal: Journal of investigative surgery : the official journal of the Academy of Surgical Research
  • Treatment Used: Corticosteroid Injection
  • Number of Patients: 806
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This study determined the effectiveness and safety of corticosteroid injection for trigger finger.
  • Condition: Trigger Finger
  • Journal: Journal of hand therapy : official journal of the American Society of Hand Therapists
  • Treatment Used: Conservative Management
  • Number of Patients: 0
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This study investigated the clinical outcomes of using conservative management to treat patients with trigger finger.
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