SUMMARY
Trigger finger is a stenosing tenosynovitis of flexor tendons with consecutive conflict with the A1 pulley. Quinnell defined 4 grades according to the clinical manifestation of the conflict. Studies focused on grade 2 and 3 for conservative treatment. Extra-corporeal shockwave therapy (ESWT) is a conservative method to receive extensive attention in the musculoskeletal pathology. Researchers analyzed the effects of ESWT on trigger finge , aiming at defining its effects, dosing and side reactions. We reviewed the only 7 published studies in the literature, one retrospective, three before-after interventional studies and three randomized controlled studies. The most prescribed form was radial ESWT, with variable dosing, with clinical and functional improvement mainly on medium and long term. ESWT and corticosteroid injections led to similar improvement, with more rapid analgesia for corticosteroids and a lower rate of recurrence for ESWT. Focused ESWT with high-energy was more effective than low-ener-gy, counting for a dose-effect relation.
Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy in the Treatment of Trigger Finger. A Systematic Review
D. Poenaru, F. Ojoga, D. Cinteza
Review, 247-252
Keywords: conservative treatment., ESWT, functional improvement, pain eduction, trigger finger,
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