“Fixing stubborn trigger finger?”
I have a trigger finger, my ring finger on the left. I got it back in August 2021 from working. I have had physical therapy but lost my job. My condition is getting worse, and now both my ring finger and my pinky finger are down 24 hours a day. I think I need surgery at this point to fix my hand. I do not want to lose the use of my fingers at 66 years of age. I'm not ready for this. What do you think?
Male | 66 years old
Complaint duration: 15days/8months
Medications: none
Conditions: none
6 Answers
OrthopaedicSurgeonOrthopaedicSurgeon
Hi there, I'm sorry to hear about your trigger finger. You may be a good candidate for surgery and would recommend getting a consultation. Good luck!
Don’t worry! This is easy to treat and fix. You may need surgery now or could try a cortisone shot.
Trigger fingers are usually easily treatable with either a cortisone injection(s) or surgery. If you need surgery, it is a simple procedure and fairly quick recovery. I suggest you consult a hand surgeon. Good luck!
It sounds like a hand surgeon needs to determine if you have trigger fingers or dupuytren’s contractures. Both have good operative outcomes.
You should strongly consider a cortisone or a PRP injection. They are both effective in my experience. PRP is more expensive. Most of the time this will resolve your problem. If it does not then surgery is highly successful with nearly 100% success rate. It can be done under local anesthesia if you do not want to have general anesthesia and it is a simple outpatient procedure.
