Partial tendon tear as unusual cause of trigger finger: a case report

Cosma Calderaro; Matteo Guzzini; Marco Pagnottelli; Mattia Fabbri; Dario Perugia

doi:10.1080/23320885.2016.1205952

Partial tendon tear as unusual cause of trigger finger: a case report

Case Reports Plast Surg Hand Surg. 2016 Jul 18;3(1):56-8. doi: 10.1080/23320885.2016.1205952. eCollection 2016.

Authors

Cosma Calderaro¹, Matteo Guzzini¹, Marco Pagnottelli¹, Mattia Fabbri¹, Dario Perugia¹

Affiliation

¹ Orthopaedic and Traumatology Unit, S. Andrea Hospital, Faculty of Medicine and Psychology, 'Sapienza' University of Rome , Rome , Italy.

Abstract

We report a case of post-traumatic trigger finger due to a partial longitudinal tear of the flexor digitorum superficialis. The suspect came from the clinical history and the young age of the patient. It was successfully treated with tendon flap suture and pulley A1 release.

Keywords: Trigger finger; partial tendon tear; stenosing tenosynovitis.

Publication types

Case Reports