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Comparing Day-By-Day Symptom Relief of Two Corticosteroid Injection Technique For Trigger Digit

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July 2025

Comparing Day-By-Day Symptom Relief of Two Corticosteroid Injection Technique For Trigger Digit

Vol: 307| Issue: 7| Number:3| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:1
Journal Level of Evidence:1

Day-by-day symptom relief after corticosteroid injection for trigger digit: a randomized controlled study of two techniques.

J Hand Surg Eur Vol . 2023 Oct;48(9):849-856.

Contributing Authors:
H Bitar AK Zachrisson M Bystrom J Stromberg

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Synopsis

One hundred six patients with trigger digit were randomized to receive corticosteroid injection either dorsal to the tendons at the proximal phalanx (PP group, n=53) or anterior to the tendons at the A1 pulley (A1 group, n=53). The primary outcome was the number of days to total relief of pain, stiffness, and triggering, measured by daily visual analogue scales over 6 weeks. Secondary outcomes inc...

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