Double triggering of extensor digiti minimi: a case report

Arch Orthop Trauma Surg. 2013 Mar;133(3):429-32. doi: 10.1007/s00402-012-1654-9. Epub 2012 Dec 4.

Abstract

Extensor tendon triggering is a rare disease entity. Even less common is a case of extensor digiti minimi (EDM) double triggering caused by impingement on the extensor retinaculum. Herein, we describe one patient with EDM double triggering developed at the extensor retinaculum and over the metacarpal head caused by its impingement on the extensor retinaculum.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Female
  • Humans
  • Trigger Finger Disorder / diagnosis*
  • Trigger Finger Disorder / diagnostic imaging
  • Trigger Finger Disorder / surgery*
  • Ultrasonography
  • Young Adult