Trigger thumb in the child
Mark, G.; Büchel, H.F.
Handchirurgie Mikrochirurgie Plastische Chirurgie Organ der Deutschsprachigen Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Handchirurgie Organ der Deutschsprachigen Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Mikrochirurgie der Peripheren Nerven und Gefasse Organ der V. 28(2): 108-110
1996
ISSN/ISBN: 0722-1819 PMID: 8647529 Document Number: 456457
The trigger thumb is a quite frequent finding in the adult woman over 50 years. In newly born and small children we do, however, also occasionally observe trigger thumbs. As even pediatric specialists are not necessarily familiar with this diagnosis, they tend to refer these small patients as emergencies for acute distortions or subluxations. We describe the clinical findings and therapy for trigger thumb in the child and our own results in comparison with the literature. Except in the small child under six months, who displays a spontaneous recovery in about 30% of the cases, early surgical release of the pulley is the treatment of choice.