Rekha Y Bhanu
Department of Orthopaedics, Dr. Pinnamaneni Siddhartha Institute of Medical Sciences - Research Foundation Chinoutpally, Gannavaram. Andhra Pradesh. India.
J Orthop Case Rep. 2014 Jan-Mar;4(1):24-7. doi: 10.13107/jocr.2250-0685.143.
Congenital trigger thumb is an uncommon anomaly of children. Its management is controversial, ranging from observation to extensive surgical release. We report a case of delayed presentation of bilateral trigger thumb along with a brief review of past literature.
A six year old girl presented with fixed flexion deformity of interphalangeal joints of both thumbs and Notta's nodules. It is diagnosed as trigger thumb and release of bilateral A1pulleys is done. But we found another constricting annular pulley just distal to A1. Only after splitting the distal pulley, we could get complete extension of interphalangeal joints. At two years follow-up, the child is free of complications.
Splitting of A1 pulley alone may not be sufficient in few cases of trigger thumb which may require distal release too.
先天性扳机指是儿童中一种罕见的异常情况。其治疗存在争议,从观察到广泛的手术松解不等。我们报告一例双侧扳机指延迟就诊的病例,并对既往文献进行简要回顾。
一名6岁女孩,双侧拇指指间关节呈固定屈曲畸形并伴有诺塔结节。诊断为扳机指,并进行了双侧A1滑车松解术。但我们发现在A1滑车远侧还有另一个狭窄的环形滑车。只有在劈开远侧滑车后,我们才能使指间关节完全伸直。随访两年,患儿无并发症。
在少数扳机指病例中,仅劈开A1滑车可能并不足够,可能还需要进行远侧松解。