2003 Trigger Thumb eMedicine Orthopedics

Description: Painful triggering or locking of the thumb is a common malady that can significantly interfere with hand function and the performance of routine activities. Much less frequently, a similar condition may occur in children. The condition in children has been referred to as congenital trigger thumb, although it usually presents sometime after infancy.
Synonyms and related keywords: trigger finger, tenosynovitis, stenosing tenosynovitis, stenosing tendovaginitis, thumb pain, locked thumb, idiopathic trigger thumb, congenital trigger thumb
Author: David R Steinberg, MD 2003 Update 2009