Percutaneous release of the trigger thumb: is it safe, cheap and effective?
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Open versus percutaneous release for the treatment of trigger thumb.
The purpose of this retrospective study was to compare the outcomes and complications of conventional open surgical release and percutaneous needle release in the treatment of trigger thumb. The study comprised 87 patients with trigger thumb who were treated with either open pulley (n=52) or percutaneous (n=32) release between 2008 and 2011. All patients were reevaluated at a mean follow-up of ...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Orthopaedics
سال: 2006
ISSN: 0341-2695,1432-5195
DOI: 10.1007/s00264-006-0180-1