Trigger finger is a painful condition that causes the fingers or thumb to catch or lock when bent. In the thumb its called trigger thumb.
The problem
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- Painful condition characterised by:
- Inability to bend fingers freely
- Caused by inflammation and thickening of the annular pulleys of the flexor tendons
- Disorder characterised by inability to extend the flexed fingers
- Painful and very common
Features
Women above 45 are commonly affected Common in patients with rhuematoid athritis The ring and middle fingers are most commonly affected
Treatment
- Steroid injection
