Clinics in Orthopedic Surgery  2015;7(4):523-526

doi:10.4055/cios.2015.7.4.523

Trigger Wrist.

Il Jung PARK 1 ; Yoon Min LEE ; Seung Koo RHEE ; Seok Whan SONG ; Hyung Min KIM ; Ki Bum CHOI

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Keywords

Wrist; Triggering; Tenosynovitis; Mass

Country

Republic of Korea

Language

English

Abstract

Trigger wrist is a relatively rare disease compared to trigger finger, which is the most common disorder found in hands. Patients with trigger wrist usually complain about the following symptoms: snapping and clicking or triggering around carpal tunnel with or without mild to moderate median neuropathy. There are a total of five cases of trigger wrist: three cases of anomalous muscle belly of flexor digitorum superficialis and two cases of fibroma around flexor tendon sheath within carpal tunnel. This study reports on two of those cases: one with anomalous muscle and the other with fibroma of flexor tendon sheath. Accurate examination and proper diagnosis are mandatory to obviate improper and time-wasting treatment for patients with trigger wrist.