Treatment of Trigger Finger in Children

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The trigger finger in children is frequently seen in hand clinic. It is often treated by operation, but it is well-known that some trigger fingers resolve spontaneously. We attempt to clear how to manage these children. Forty-six children with trigger finger had visited to Nagasaki University Hospital from 1976 to 1987. Twenty-three patients (thirty-one fingers) could be followed up by personal interview. Nineteen fingers were treated by operation, and twelve fingers were treated non-operatively. The mean interval between their first visit and this review was five years and eleven months. In non-operative cases, ten of twelve fingers recovered spontaneously and the mean interval between the onset and the recovery was three years and six months. Seventy-five per cent and of non-operative cases recovered in less than five years from onset, and one child showed disturbance of development of fingers.
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