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This leaflet explains what the condition is, outlines treatment options, including surgery, and gives advice and exercises to help you recover. What is trigger finger? It is a painful condition in which a finger or thumb clicks when it is bending or straightening; sometimes, it can also lock.
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Data Analysis
A quantitative and qualitative analysis was made of the responses from the Delphi rounds. Quantitatively, for each question we determined and reported the number and percentages of experts who gave a certain answer. Subsequently, the levels of conformity were calculated to decide whether consensus was achieved. In the qualitative analysis, key elements were extracted from the rationale for the answers as well as additional information given by each expert. When consensus was reached on a subj...
Expert Panel
A total of 112 experts (52 hand surgeons, 47 hand therapists, and 13 PM&R physicians) from 17 European countries were selected to participate in 1 of the 3 Delphi consensus strategies of the HANDGUIDE study, which was performed between June 2009 and December 2012. For the Delphi consensus strategy on trigger finger, 38 experts (16 hand surgeons, 16 hand therapists, and 6 PM&R physicians) were selected. Three of the selected experts (2 hand surgeons and 1 PM&R physician) did not complete any o...
Description, Symptoms, and Diagnosis of Trigger Finger
In the first round, consensus was achieved on a short description of a trigger finger, its ICD-10 (2006) code, its symptoms, and the diagnosis of the disorder. Nevertheless, some experts noted that the definition of the disorder could be used only for adults and not for children (ie, congenital). Therefore, it was suggested to add the word “acquired” to this description. However, because in subsequent rounds no consensus was achieved on this change, the use of the word “acquired” was omitted.
Grading the Severity of Trigger Finger
In the first round of the Delphi consensus strategy, the experts indicated that different classification systems for trigger finger are used in clinical practice. Besides the above-mentioned grading systems of Patel and Moradia11 and Peter et al,12 in the first round the experts mentioned the Quinnell grading13 and the Newport classification.14 Nevertheless, almost 70% of the experts stated that they do not use a grading system themselves. They make their own assessment of the severity of tri...
The aim of this European Delphi consensus strategy was to decide on a treatment guideline for trigger finger that can be used by all relevant medical and paramedical specialties involved in its treatment. After 4 Delphi rounds, multidisciplinary consensus was achieved on the majority of the items relevant to the subject. This is the first time that...
- Bionka M A Huisstede, Peter Hoogvliet, J Henk Coert, Jan Fridén
- 2014
Dec 8, 2021 · Trigger Finger (trigger thumb when involving the thumb) is the inhibition of smooth tendon gliding due to mechanical impingement at the level of the A1 pulley that causes progressive pain, clicking, catching, and locking of the digit.
Raynaud's phenomenon is where your blood stops flowing properly to your fingers and toes. It's common and does not usually cause severe problems. You can often treat the symptoms yourself by keeping warm. Sometimes it can be a sign of a more serious condition.
What causes Trigger Finger? Tendon swelling (tendinitis) results from a person’s own tendency to collect fluid around their tendons and joints. People over 40 years of age with a history of diabetes or rheumatoid arthritis are especially at risk of developing this condition. Tendinitis may be aggravated by repetitive or strenuous activities.
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Trigger finger (stenosing tenosynovitis) is a painful condition which affects the tendons in the hand. As the finger or thumb is bent towards the palm, the tendon gets stuck and the finger clicks or locks. What are tendons?
