Abstract
Objective To evaluate the efficacy of percutaneous release therapy for patients with trigger
finger.
Methods We obtained the hospital records of 120 patients who underwent percutaneous release,
and their final status was evaluated by telephone.
Results The sample was composed of 84 (70%) female and 36 (30%) male patients, with a mean
age of 55.4 (range: 30–79) years, and a mean follow-up of 28.6 (range: 6–74) months.
Successful results were obtained in 118 (98.3%) patients. In the first week after
the procedure, release was performed through the open surgical method in two patients
who had complaints of re-entanglement in their fingers. No limitation to the joint
range of motion was detected in any finger.
Conclusions Percutaneous release has advantages over the open surgery method in the surgical
treatment of trigger finger, due to its low cost, ease of application, performance
outside operating room conditions, and similar complication rates.
Keywords
tendons - trigger finger disorder/pathology - trigger finger disorder/surgery - trigger
finger disorder/therapy
