Open AccessTRIGGER FINGER – SONOGRAPHIC DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC APPROACH
Author(s) -
F. Berghea,
Bucharest Pharmacy
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
romanian journal of rheumatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2069-6086
pISSN - 1843-0791
DOI - 10.37897/rjr.2017.1.2
Subject(s) - medicine , rheumatoid arthritis , trigger finger , diabetes mellitus , intensive care medicine , surgery , pathology , alternative medicine , endocrinology
Trigger finger is a very frequent problem identified by rheumatologists. It comes in association with diabetes mellitus and rheumatoid arthritis but also in patients that put their fingers to high mechanical pressure daily. In the incipient stages is not painful and much more difficult to be recognized – both in this phase and in the subsequent, the MSUS offer valuable diagnostic information. Corticoid injection in the affected area represents the best option for trigger fingers with recent onset. The technique should be done under US guidance to maximize the results. Surgery and other conservative options might not possess some benefit to risk ratio in this case.