Abstract
Objective Assess the differences between open and percutaneous release of trigger thumb in children. Material and methods We performed a retrospective study of all the patients operated on at our institution between January 2000 and February 2009. Our exclusion criteria were: patients with trigger fingers other than the thumb, that were being operated on simultaneously of another condition, admitted for other reasons or refused treatment. The surgical technique was left to the preference of the attending physician. Results We found 176 trigger thumbs (159 children), with a mean age of 2.58 years, the majority being unilateral (n=142). Statistically significant differences between the two treatments were only found regarding surgical time (p<0.01); percutaneous release (14,56min) was less time-consuming than the open technique (33,49min). Conclusion Percutaneous release in children is a good, simple, cheap and fast alternative but it requires compliance of the parents in order to avoid recurrence and to obtain complete success.
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