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Trigger Finger

Category:

Diagnosis:

Description:

Predictors:

Hand-Fingers

Trigger Finger

Finger catches or locks with flexion; thickened tendon sheath.

Tender A1 pulley; catching/locking; worse in morning.

Non-Operative

Therapy:

Light Activities:

Moderate Activities:

Activity modification; splint; stretches; consider corticosteroid injection.

2–6 weeks

6–12 weeks

Surgery

Surgery Probability:

Low–moderate if persistent

Indications:

Recovery to Light Activities:

Recovery to Moderate Activities:

Sucess Rates:

Complication Rates:

Failed splinting/injection and ongoing locking.

Light ADLs 1–2 weeks (post‑release)

4–6 weeks to moderate activity

High

6–12 weeks

Predictors:

High

Scar tenderness; recurrence uncommon

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