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  • Title: [Blind corticosteroid injection as primary treatment of trigger finger].
    Author: Kongensgaard TB, Schroll L, Hansen RL.
    Journal: Ugeskr Laeger; 2018 Dec 10; 180(50):. PubMed ID: 30547874.
    Abstract:
    Trigger finger (TF) is a common condition with a lifetime prevalence up to 2%. Local corticosteroid injection at the level of the A1 pulley is a frequently used and safe treatment for TF with cure rates around 50% in randomised controlled trials, while surgical release has cure rates near 100% but more severe complications. Blind local corticosteroid injection has the same effect as ultrasound-guided local corticosteroid injection on cure rates, and the effect remains the same, whether the steroid is placed intra-sheath or extra-sheath. The treatment of TF can be carried out as blind local corticosteroid injection in general practice before possible referral to an orthopaedic specialist.
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