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Congenital, multiple, bilateral, trigger digits in a child

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Congenital triggering of a digit other than the thumb is a rare. A nine year old boy has been treated for congenital, multiple trigger digits in addition to the thumb. The operative findings were only slight thickening of the flexor pulley and noticeable fusiform swelling of the flexor tendons.

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Un garçon de 9 ans présentait des doigts à ressaut congénitaux. Ceux-ci ont été traités chirurgicalement. Cette anomalie est rare, sauf en ce qui concerne le pouce. Le ressaut semble être la conséquence d'un renflement fusiforme des tendons fléchisseurs.

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  1. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kyushu University, 3-1-1, Maidashi Higashi-ku, 812, Fukuoka, Japan

    Y. Oda, Y. Uchida, T. Kojima & Y. Sugioka

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Oda, Y., Uchida, Y., Kojima, T. et al. Congenital, multiple, bilateral, trigger digits in a child. International Orthopaedics 17, 20–22 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00195217

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