Treatment of snapping finger
The ‘snapping finger’ (a.k.a. trigger finger) is an illness in which the finger ‘snaps’ when being flexed or extended into the normal position. It mostly affects the thumb, middle and / or ring finger. If the bothersome ‘snapping’ doesn’t go away without therapy, pain and functional disorders may occur.
If these are unsuccessful with conservative snap finger treatment, such as immobilization in a cast or local injections with anti-inflammatory drugs, surgical treatment is recommended. In the snap finger operation, the inflamed, thickened annular ligament is split and the constriction on the respective finger is eliminated so that the flexor tendon can slide freely again. This surgical snap finger treatment is a minimally invasive fine surgical operation with very good chances of success. As a rule, free finger mobility is restored after snap finger surgery.
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DURATION OF OPERATION: approx. 30 minutes
ANAESTHETIC: optionally short anaesthetic or brachial plexus anaesthetic
HOSPITALISATION: out-patient
AFTER-TREATMENT: exercises at once, suture removal after 10 – 12 days
PRESENTABILITY, RETURN TO WORK: after approx. 3 days
SPORT: after complete healing
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