Percutaneous Release of Trigger Gingers
10.4055/jkoa.1989.24.1.94
- Author:
Kwon Ick HA
;
Sung Ho HAHN
;
In Young CHUNG
;
Hee Joong KIM
;
Hyun Soo PARK
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Trigger finggers;
Percutaneous release
- MeSH:
Fingers;
Ginger;
Humans;
Needles;
Skin;
Tendons
- From:The Journal of the Korean Orthopaedic Association
1989;24(1):94-96
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
A simple out-patient's procedure with the use of a simple 17 or 18G hypodermic needle for the percutaneous release of trigger finger is described. The authors are reporting the satisfactory result obtained by means of percutaneous release of tendon sheath without skin incision in 21 trigger fingers of 17 patients treated at the out-patient-basis.
