Abstract

To compare open versus percutaneous surgery in the treatment of stenosing tenosynovitis of the thumb (trigger thumb) in a pediatric population. A retrospective study was performed comparing both surgical techniques by reviewing 108 patients (135 thumbs) with a follow-up period of 24 months. Six patients out of 92 (6.52%) were incapable of complete extension of the interphalangeal joint of the thumb after open surgery. When percutaneous surgery was performed there was recurrence in 15 thumbs of the 43 that underwent surgery (34.8%). No complications were seen related to lack of sensitivity, residual pain, nor alterations of thumb mobility in any of the patients in the two compared series. Due to the percentage of recurrences seen, percutaneous surgery for trigger thumb is not recommended in a pediatric population. Comparar la técnica quirúrgica abierta con la percutánea para el tratamiento de la tenosinovitis estenosante del pulgar en la infancia. Se realizó un estudio retrospectivo donde se revisaron 108 pacientes (135 pulgares) con un período de seguimiento medio de 24 meses, comparando ambas técnicas quirúrgicas. Seis pacientes de 92 (6,52%) presentaban incapacidad para la extensión completa de la articulación interfalángica del primer dedo tras cirugía abierta. Mediante cirugía percutánea la recidiva ocurrió en 15 pulgares de 43 intervenidos (34,8%). No aparecieron complicaciones relacionadas con déficit de sensibilidad, dolor residual, ni alteraciones de la movilidad del primer dedo en ninguna de las dos series comparadas. El porcentaje de recidiva acontecido tras el tratamiento percutáneo del pulgar en resorte justifica no recomendar su utilización en la población infantil.

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