Multiple pulley rupture following corticosteroid injection for trigger digit: case report

Cassie Gyuricza; Eva Umoh; Scott W Wolfe

doi:10.1016/j.jhsa.2009.04.037

Multiple pulley rupture following corticosteroid injection for trigger digit: case report

J Hand Surg Am. 2009 Oct;34(8):1444-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2009.04.037. Epub 2009 Aug 15.

Authors

Cassie Gyuricza¹, Eva Umoh, Scott W Wolfe

Affiliation

¹ Department of Hand Surgery, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY 10021, USA. gyuriczac@hss.edu

PMID: 19683880
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2009.04.037

Abstract

We report a case of pulley rupture following repeated local corticosteroid injections for trigger digit. The treatment involved exploration, tenolysis, and reconstruction using the palmaris longus tendon.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Anti-Inflammatory Agents / administration & dosage
Anti-Inflammatory Agents / adverse effects*
Contracture / chemically induced
Contracture / surgery
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Injections
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Rupture, Spontaneous / chemically induced
Rupture, Spontaneous / surgery
Tendon Injuries / chemically induced*
Tendon Injuries / surgery
Tendons / drug effects*
Tendons / pathology
Tendons / transplantation
Triamcinolone Acetonide / administration & dosage
Triamcinolone Acetonide / adverse effects*
Trigger Finger Disorder / drug therapy*

Substances

Anti-Inflammatory Agents
Triamcinolone Acetonide