Epidemiology of Trigger Finger: Metabolic Syndrome as a New Perspective of Associated Disease.

The aim of this study was to identify the main diseases related to trigger finger. A retrospective, observational study was performed with data obtained through a computerized record of 75 patients with trigger finger diagnosis between July 2011 and October 2015. The diagnosis of metabolic syndrome was performed following National Cholesterol Education Program Adult Treatment Panel III (2001).