Trigger Wrist

Clin Orthop Surg. 2015 Dec;7(4):523-6. doi: 10.4055/cios.2015.7.4.523. Epub 2015 Nov 13.

Abstract

Trigger wrist is a relatively rare disease compared to trigger finger, which is the most common disorder found in hands. Patients with trigger wrist usually complain about the following symptoms: snapping and clicking or triggering around carpal tunnel with or without mild to moderate median neuropathy. There are a total of five cases of trigger wrist: three cases of anomalous muscle belly of flexor digitorum superficialis and two cases of fibroma around flexor tendon sheath within carpal tunnel. This study reports on two of those cases: one with anomalous muscle and the other with fibroma of flexor tendon sheath. Accurate examination and proper diagnosis are mandatory to obviate improper and time-wasting treatment for patients with trigger wrist.

Keywords: Mass; Tenosynovitis; Triggering; Wrist.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Female
  • Fibroma
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Radiography
  • Tenosynovitis* / diagnostic imaging
  • Tenosynovitis* / physiopathology
  • Tenosynovitis* / surgery
  • Wrist* / diagnostic imaging
  • Wrist* / physiopathology
  • Wrist* / surgery