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Metacarpal Small Incision for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

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Published on: April 5, 2024

Complications of open trigger finger release.

Ryan Will¹, John Lubahn

¹Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hamot Medical Center, Erie, PA, USA.

The Journal of Hand Surgery

|March 2, 2010

Summary

Open trigger finger release has a low rate of major complications, but a high rate of minor issues like decreased range of motion and wound problems. Surgeons should discuss these risks with patients before the procedure.

Area of Science:

Hand surgery
Orthopedic surgery
Musculoskeletal disorders

Background:

Open A1 pulley release for trigger finger is considered a low-risk procedure.
Limited research exists on the complication rates of trigger finger release surgery.

Purpose of the Study:

To retrospectively review documented complications from open trigger finger releases.
To determine the incidence of major and minor complications in a cohort of patients.

Main Methods:

Retrospective chart review of 43 patients undergoing 78 open trigger finger releases.
Complications were categorized as major (requiring further surgery or significant limitation) or minor (hindering recovery, resolving or with minimal impact).

Main Results:

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The major complication rate was 3% (2/78), including synovial fistula and joint arthrofibrosis.
The minor complication rate was 28% (22/78), with common issues being decreased range of motion, scar tenderness, pain, and wound erythema.
The overall complication rate was 31% (24/78).

Conclusions:

While major complications are infrequent, open trigger finger release has a surprisingly high rate of minor complications.
Wound complications and loss of finger range of motion were the most common minor issues.
Informed consent should include the likelihood of these minor complications.