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Anything you can tell me about the medical ailment "trigger finger"?
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Stenosing tenosynovi: Usually painful, can cause locking (or triggering). Swollen tendon sheath under pulley system in hand. Can respond to cortisone injections and splinting and pt. May need surgery.
Answered 1/4/2014
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Trigger finger: /thumb occurs when the pulley at the base of the finger becomes too thick and constricting around the tendon, making it hard for the tendon to move freely through the pulley. Sometimes the tendon develops a nodule the increased resistance to the gliding of the tendon through the pulley, one may feel pain, popping, or a catching feeling in the finger or thumb.
Answered 1/6/2014
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