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J Hand Microsurg 2020; 12(S 01): S75-S77
DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1701166
Case Report

Pediatric Trigger Thumb: Congenital or Developmental? A Unique Case Report

Krishnamoorthy Venkatadass
1   Department of Orthopaedics and Spine Surgery, Ganga Hospital, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India
,
Praveen Bhardwaj
2   Department of Hand, Plastic and Reconstructive Microsurgery, Ganga Hospital, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India
,
S. Raja Sabapathy
2   Department of Hand, Plastic and Reconstructive Microsurgery, Ganga Hospital, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India
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Abstract

Pediatric trigger thumb is the new terminology for the so-called congenital trigger thumb. This change in appellation was suggested based on recent knowledge acquired through prospective studies of a large number of newborns for the presence of trigger thumb at birth across many centers. In this background, we came across a newborn with trigger thumb which was diagnosed right after birth, putting aside all theories of nonexistence of congenital trigger thumb. We report a case of congenital trigger thumb diagnosed at birth, which was managed surgically at 9 months of age, who has good clinical and functional outcomes at 1-year follow-up. Herewith, we would like to submit that congenital trigger thumb does exist, though might be a very rare occurrence.

Keywords

congenital - pediatric - trigger - thumb


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09 April 2020

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