Does Surgical Experience Affect the Outcomes During Percutaneous Release of the Trigger Finger?

Background Trigger finger is a condition characterized by clicking or locking during finger movement, sometimes resulting in the freezing of a finger in flexion or extension. The aim of our retrospective study was to determine the effect of the surgeon's learning curve on clinical outcomes in percutaneous release of the trigger finger. In addition, we evaluated the effects of diabetes and local steroid injections on clinical outcomes.

Percutaneous release for trigger thumb in children under local anesthesia.

Trigger thumb surgery can be performed through open surgery or percutaneous release. Open surgery often requires hospitalization, an operating room, a surgical incision, and postoperative wound care; however, percutaneous release does not require hospitalization or surgery, and is relatively easier and faster. We aimed to assess the results of percutaneous A-1 pulley release using local anesthesia without hospitalization for the treatment of pediatric trigger thumb.