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Which trigger digit is the most common?

Daniel A Portney1,2, Jacob M Johnson1,2,3, Alan H Daniels1,2

  • 1The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, USA.

The Journal of Hand Surgery, European Volume
|June 14, 2025
PubMed

Insights

Trigger finger diagnoses most frequently affect the middle finger. Approximately one-third of patients experience trigger finger in multiple digits, highlighting the condition's potential for widespread impact.

Area of Science:

  • Orthopedics
  • Hand Surgery
  • Epidemiology

Background:

  • Trigger finger, also known as stenosing tenosynovitis, is a common condition affecting the hand.
  • Understanding the epidemiological patterns of trigger finger is crucial for healthcare resource allocation and patient education.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To determine the frequency of trigger finger diagnoses across individual digits.
  • To investigate the prevalence of multiple digit involvement in patients diagnosed with trigger finger.

Main Methods:

  • A retrospective analysis of a national healthcare database was conducted.
  • Data on trigger finger diagnoses were extracted and categorized by affected digit.
  • The frequency of single versus multiple digit involvement was calculated.

Main Results:

  • The middle finger was identified as the most commonly diagnosed digit for trigger finger.
  • A significant proportion of patients, 33%, presented with involvement of multiple digits.
  • Specific frequencies for other digits were also recorded (data not detailed in abstract).

Conclusions:

  • The middle finger is the primary digit affected by trigger finger.
  • The high rate of multiple digit involvement underscores the systemic nature or shared risk factors for trigger finger.
  • Further research may explore underlying causes for preferential middle finger involvement and multifactorial presentation.

Keywords:
Epidemiologyrisk factorsstenosing tenosynovitistrigger finger

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