TRIGGER FINGER

It’s a condition that affects the flexor tendons of the thumb and fingers leading to locking or catching before popping out straight.

Cause

• Inflammation of the flexor tendons and its sheath causes thickening and nodule formation leading to difficulty in passage of tendons through the tunnel.
• Common in women between 40 -60 years of age.
• Common in Diabetics and Rheumatoid arthritis

Symptoms

•  Pain
•  Swelling/Lump in the palm
•  Popping or catching

TREATMENT

Non-Surgical

•  Rest
•  Analgesics
•  Cortisone injections

Surgical

• Trigger release – widening of the tunnels through which the flexor tendons of the fingers pass