Temporal Relationship of Corticosteroid Injection and Open Release for Trigger Finger and Correlation With Postoperative Deep Infections

Author(s):  
Andrew J. Straszewski ◽  
Cody S. Lee ◽  
Jason L. Dickherber ◽  
Jennifer Moriatis Wolf
2020 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
pp. 215013272094334
Author(s):  
Stephen P. Merry ◽  
Jason S. O’Grady ◽  
Christopher L. Boswell

Trigger finger is a common condition usually curable by a safe, simple corticosteroid injection. Trigger finger results from a stenotic A1 pulley that has lost its gliding surface producing friction and nodular change in the tendon. This results in pain and tenderness to palpation of the A1 pulley, progressing to catching and then locking. Splinting for 6 to 9 weeks produces gradual improvement in most patients as does a quick steroid injection with the latter resulting in resolution of pain in days and resolution of catching or locking in a few weeks. Percutaneous or open release should be reserved for injection failures particularly those at high risk for continued injection failure including diabetics and those with multiple trigger fingers. We present a step-by-step method for injection with illustrations to encourage primary care providers to offer this easily performed procedure to their patients.


Clinics ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 68 (7) ◽  
pp. 1034-1038 ◽  
Author(s):  
FJ Guzmán-de la Garza ◽  
JM Ibarra-Hernández ◽  
P Cordero-Pérez ◽  
P Villegas-Quintero ◽  
CI Villarreal-Ovalle ◽  
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2013 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 233-239 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chad Brodt ◽  
Jill D. Siegfried ◽  
Mark Hofmeyer ◽  
Jose Martel ◽  
Evadnie Rampersaud ◽  
...  

Author(s):  
David Locke

The musical rhythm of Agbadza is analyzed as dynamic and multideterminant, that is, as emerging from the interaction of many different musical factors including dance, metric structure, and the accentuation and grouping of the parts in the drum ensemble (bell, handclap, rattle, and support drum). Response drum and lead drum parts are analyzed for accentuation and rhythmic motion; the singing of Agbadza is studied in terms of melodic motion, design of phrases, and call-and-response form. The temporal relationship of songs to instrumental music is examined. By integrating the performance modalities of dance, song, and drumming within a holistic, ethnographically informed analysis of musical rhythm, the chapter models a method for documenting and understanding traditions of African performance art.


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