Fig 1.
Flow of study per SPIRIT guidelines.
Abbreviations: TF—Trigger finger; MCPJ—metacarpophalangeal joint; SST—Stages of Stenosing Tenosynovitis; VAS—Visual Analogue Scale; NTE—number of triggering events in ten active fists; DASH—Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand outcome measure; COPM—Canadian Occupational Performance Measure and RM—relative motion.
Fig 2.
Standard Protocol Items: Recommendations for Interventional Trials (SPIRIT).
Fig 3.
a) RM extension (RME) fingers open, b) RME fingers closed, c) RM flexion (RMF) fingers open and d) RMF fingers closed.
Fig 4.
Relative motion extension (RME) splint.
Fig 5.
Relative motion flexion (RMF) splint.
Fig 6.
Metacarpophalangeal joint (MCPJ) blocking splint.