Year: 2025
Type: article
Study design: Case Report
Abstract: Congenital" or pediatric trigger thumb is a rare entity, and its presentation beyond school age is even rarer.Its timely diagnosis and treatment is crucial due to the functional limitations in a developing hand as well as the possible sequelae.We present the case of a 9-year-old patient with a classic case of trigger thumb, who underwent surgical release at 3 years of age, presenting recurrence, requiring re-exploration and surgical release with adequate postoperative evolution.
Authors: Mora Hugo E. Beyuma, Rodríguez Guillermo Ochoa, Lazcano Héctor R. López, Meléndez Myrna L. Cuevas, Rodríguez Oscar D. Flores, Elizondo Eduardo Zavala
Language: English
Subfield: Surgery
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4407251965