Mehran Khan, Aadil Ameen, Saeed Akhter, Ashfaq Ahmed, Rizwan Akram, Shahzad Javed, Amer Aziz.
Trigger Finger Open Release: Effective and Definitive Treatment Option.
J Surg Pak Jan ;22(3):83-6.

Objective: To find out recurrence rate, pain relief and self satisfaction after open release of trigger finger. Study design: Descriptive case series. Place & Duration of study: Orthopedic Surgery Department Government Teaching Hospital Shahdara and Ghurki Trust Teaching Hospital, from December 2014 to December 2016. Methodology: Patients with trigger fingers were included in the study. All the patients underwent open release and followed up for a minimal period of 6 months. At follow up residual triggering and recurrence were noted. Pain relief was assessed by using VAS, and self satisfaction reporting. Results: There were 93 patients with mean age of 45.14 year. This included 16 males (17.2 %) and 77 females (82.8%). Dominant hand was involved in 61 (65.6%) patients. Thumb was most frequently involved (49.5 %), followed by middle and ring fingers (17.2 % each). According to Quinnell classification, 79 (84.9%) patients were in grade 3 and 14 (15.1%) in grade 4. Pain was relieved completely in 70 (75.3%) patients. No recurrence was noted at 6 months follow-up. Of the total, 82 (88.8%) patients were fully satisfied with the outcome. Conclusion: Open release, an old way of treating trigger digits, laed to quick pain relief, high satisfaction rate, and no recurrence at 6 months follow up.

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