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Background  Isometric exercises for a flexed finger have been reported to be effective for treating trigger finger as the flexor tendon widens the space under the first annular (A1) pulley towards the palmar destination during the exercise. This study aimed to evaluate the structural changes during the A1 pulley stretch in healthy volunteers and patients with trigger finger using ultrasonography.    Methods  We enrolled 25 male and 14 female patients (39 middle fingers). The thickness of the subcutaneous tissue (parameter a), A1 pulley (parameter b), and the flexor tendon (parameter c) and the distance between the dorsal surface of the flexor tendon and the palmar surface of the metacarpal head (parameter d) were measured using ultrasonography of the metacarpophalangeal joint of the middle finger flexed at 45° at rest (pattern A) and under isometric contraction of the flexor tendon against an extension force of the proximal interphalangeal joint (pattern B).    Results  The average differences between patterns A and B in the healthy volunteers were 0.29 mm (parameter a;  P  = 0.02), 0.017 mm (parameter b;  P  = 0.63), 0.16 (parameter c;  P  = 0.26), and 0.41 (parameter d;  P  = 0.004), and those in patients with trigger finger were 0.22 mm (parameter a;  P  = 0.23), 0.019 mm (parameter b;  P  = 0.85), 0.03 mm (parameter c;  P  = 0.82), and 0.78 mm (parameter d;  P  < 0.001). The distance between the dorsal side of the A1 pulley and the palmar surface of the metacarpal head was also significantly increased by 0.57 mm (8.2%) in healthy volunteers ( P  < 0.001) and 0.81 mm (11%) in patients with trigger finger ( P  < 0.001).    Conclusions  In this study, the space under the A1 pulley was expanded under isometric contraction of the flexor tendon. These findings support the effectiveness of pulley stretch exercises for the trigger finger condition.

bmc musculoskeletal disorders

Evaluation of the first annular pulley stretch effect under isometric contraction of the flexor tendon in healthy volunteers and trigger finger patients using ultrasonography