A new cause of trigger thumb.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
We report a case of severe painful triggering in the thumb caused by intermittent locking of the interphalangeal joint by a sesamoid bone. The triggering was corrected by excision of the interphalangeal joint sesamoid bone.
Medical subject headings
- Finger Joint
- Sesamoid Bones
- Thumb