Early dupuytrens is causing a bent ring finger 'lock' which can only be manually released. how long should a cortisone needle into palm take to work ?

Dupuytrens vs trigge: We need to clarify whether this is dupuytrens versus trigger finger. Usually you can release the trigger finger but you can't release dupuytrens . You need clarification a steroid injection works much better for trigger finger. There are also different type of injection you can get for dupuytren's. A cortisone injection should help the trigger finger within a few days.

A locking finger is: more commonly a trigger finger, from the tendon below. One may have a dupuytens nodule or cord and think that it is the cause but that is highly unlikely. Duuytrens disease acts in a more superficial plane than the tendon. Often I see patients mis-informed or they have both issues, Dupuytrens and trigger finger. Injection can be curative fairly often OR last for a few weeks or a few months.

Dupuytren and trigge: Dupuytren's cause your fingers to slowly lose extension. Locking is a trigger finger. They are two different problems. If the fingers lock but can be released, the cortisone is used to reduce the inflammation and improve the locking. Cortisone does nothing to improve Dupuytren's.