Search Login Register

Trigger Finger Disorder (Finger, Snapping) Summary

Description: A painful disability in the hand affecting the finger or thumb. It is caused by mechanical impingement of the digital flexor tendons as they pass through a narrowed retinacular pulley at the level of the metacarpal head. Thickening of the sheath and fibrocartilaginous metaplasia can occur, and nodules can form. (From Green's Operative Hand Surgery, 5th ed, p2137-58).

Also Known As: Finger, Snapping; Fingers, Snapping; Trigger Thumb; Snapping Finger; Trigger Digits Show All >>

Networked: 22 relevant articles (5 outcomes, 7 trials/studies) for this Disease

Key Drugs and Agents for Trigger Finger Disorder

Efficacy Chart >>
Drugs and Important Biological Agents (IBA) related to treatments:
  1. Triamcinolone Acetonide (Azmacort) : 1 study in 2 results : FDA 135 Generic
  2. Triamcinolone (Aristocort) : 1 study in 1 result : FDA 27
  3. Diclofenac (SR 38) : 1 study in 1 result : FDA 39 Generic
  4. Polyethylene (Polythene) : 1 result : IBA
  5. Steroids : 1 result : IBA
  6. Proteins (Proteins, Gene) : 1 result : IBA
  7. Hyaluronic Acid (Hyaluronan) : 1 result : IBA
  8. Cortisone : 1 result : IBA
  9. Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Agents (NSAIDs) : 1 result : IBA

Diseases Related to Trigger Finger Disorder

  1. Ganglion Cysts (Ganglion)
  2. Rupture
  3. Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Key Therapies for Trigger Finger Disorder

Efficacy Chart >>
  1. Injections : 2 outcomes 1 study in 7 results
  2. Splints : 2 outcomes 1 study in 4 results
  3. Massage (Reflexology) : 1 outcome in 1 result
  4. Needles : 1 study in 1 result
  5. Subcutaneous Injections : 1 study in 1 result
Show All >>

CureHunter Inc. provides medical information and specifically does NOT provide medical advice.
© Copyright 2003-2013 CureHunter Inc., MeSH copyright NLM, Journal Articles copyright original owners.