An Official Journal of Polish Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology
ISSN:1897-2276
e-ISSN: 2449-9145
Department of Traumatology and Surgery, MGM Medical college, Kamothe, Navi-Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Case Reports
Functional outcome of patients with trigger finger treated by local steroid injection vs open release-a prospective comparative study
Author(s):
SHAH AKSHAY, Kadam Rahul, Sharma Gaurav, Badgujar Jatin, Chhallani Abhay and Dr. Singh Sanjeev*
Background: The aim of the present study is to assess the functional outcome in Trigger finger patients treated by
local corticosteroid injection versus open A1 pulley release.
Materials and method: This randomised trial was conducted between May 2019 and August 2019 at a tertiary care
centre in Navi-Mumbai on 31 consecutive patients who were divided in two groups as per Quinnell type II-IV.
Patients with type I or V involvement, and allergic to local anaesthetic were excluded from the study. Group A were
treated with local corticosteroid injection while the patients in group B were treated surgically by open release. The
final outcome was calculated using DASH scores.
Results: The mean age of the patients was 53.45 ± 7.21 and 55.72 ± 10.13 in group A and B respectively. The
middle finger was most commonly involved accounting for 11 (35... Read More»
10.37532/1897-2276.2021.16(1).20
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