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Multiple trigger fingers in a musician: a case report.

Masoud Yavari¹, Seyed Esmail Hassanpour, Seyed Mehdi Mosavizadeh

¹Department of Plastic Surgery, 15th Khordad Hospital, Shaheed Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. masoudyy2003@yahoo.com

Archives of Iranian Medicine

|May 4, 2010

Summary

This case study highlights a rare instance of multiple trigger fingers in a male guitarist. Surgical intervention successfully resolved the condition, allowing the musician to resume playing guitar without pain.

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Area of Science:

Orthopedics
Hand Surgery
Musculoskeletal Disorders

Background:

Trigger finger (stenosing tenosynovitis) commonly affects middle-aged women.
Repetitive hand use, like in musicians, can exacerbate or cause this condition.

Observation:

A rare case of a male musician presented with six trigger fingers, predominantly affecting the left hand.
The patient's symptoms were linked to extensive guitar playing.
Previous local steroid injections were ineffective.

Findings:

Surgical release of the affected tendons was performed.
The patient experienced complete symptom resolution four weeks post-surgery.
The surgical outcome enabled the patient to return to playing the guitar pain-free.

Implications:

Surgical treatment can be highly effective for complex or refractory trigger finger cases.
This case underscores the importance of considering occupational hand use in trigger finger etiology.
Restoration of hand function is crucial for musicians' quality of life and career.