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Differential Diagnosis of Trigger Thumb in Children

Wiebke Hülsemann.


Abstract
Trigger thumb is the most common hand deformity in young children. The differential diagnoses of trigger thumb are thumb-in-palm deformity, hyperextension deformity of the metacarpophalangeal joint, thumb hypoplasia and congenital stiffness of the interphalangeal joint. The knowledge of the typical clinical signs of these different diseases enables the surgeon to make the correct diagnosis, leading to the right treatment.

Key words: clasped thumb; congenital stiffness of the interphalangeal joint; congenital thumb disorder; hyperextension deformity; hyperflexible thumb; pollex rigidus; thumb hypoplasia; thumb-in-palm deformity; trigger thumb.


 
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Wiebke Hulsemann. Differential Diagnosis of Trigger Thumb in Children. Hand Microsurg. 2024; 13(1): 1-6. doi:10.5455/handmicrosurg.194906


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Wiebke Hulsemann. Differential Diagnosis of Trigger Thumb in Children. Hand Microsurg. (2024), [cited September 12, 2024]; 13(1): 1-6. doi:10.5455/handmicrosurg.194906



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Wiebke Hulsemann. "Differential Diagnosis of Trigger Thumb in Children." Hand and Microsurgery 13 (2024), 1-6. doi:10.5455/handmicrosurg.194906



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Wiebke Hulsemann. "Differential Diagnosis of Trigger Thumb in Children." Hand and Microsurgery 13.1 (2024), 1-6. Print. doi:10.5455/handmicrosurg.194906



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Wiebke Hulsemann (2024) Differential Diagnosis of Trigger Thumb in Children. Hand and Microsurgery, 13 (1), 1-6. doi:10.5455/handmicrosurg.194906





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