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My fingers keeps clicking and sticking in one position. what could be the cause?

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Trigger fingers: It sound as if you have trigger gingers (aka flexor tenosynovitis). These can often be easily treated. See an orthopedist or hand specialist.

Answered 9/28/2016

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