Table 1.
Green’s classification for grading of the severity of trigger digit.
Fig 1.
Macroscopic appearances of flexor tendon degeneration.
(a) irregular tendon surface, (b) tendon fraying, (c) intertendinous tear or laceration, (d) hyperaemia of tendon sheath, (e) synovial sheath thickening, (f) tendon dryness.
Table 2.
Demographic and clinical data of total patients (N = 136) with trigger digit(s) who had open trigger digit release.
Table 3.
Overview of all trigger digits (N = 162).
Fig 2.
Combination of tendon degeneration features.
Fig 3.
Distribution of tendon degeneration features according to its severity.
Fig 4.
Pre and postoperative clinical data according to different tendon degenerations.
(a) pain score, (b) ROM MCPJ, (c) ROM PIPJ, (d) pinch strength, (e) grip strength, (f) DASH score.
Table 4.
Correlation between tendon degeneration with number of steroid injections, preoperative and first month postoperative assessments.