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1: J Hand Surg Am. 1992 Jan;17(1):114-7.Links

Percutaneous release of the trigger finger: an office procedure.

Eastwood DM, Gupta KJ, Johnson DP.

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Bristol, England.

A new technique for percutaneous release of the trigger finger is described. A 21-gauge hypodermic needle is used to release the A1 pulley. The technique is effective, convenient, safe, and well tolerated by patients. Thirty-three of 35 procedures (94%) led to complete relief of symptoms, and in the remaining two digits partial symptomatic relief was achieved. There were no significant complications. After a mean follow-up of 13 months, there had been no recurrences. This technique should be the treatment of choice for the established trigger finger with symptoms of more than 4 months' duration.

PMID: 1538091 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]