Stenosing tenosynovitis of the flexors - or trigger finger

Stenosing tenosynovitis of the fl exors, known as trigger fi nger, is a verycommon problem seen by the Occupational Medicine practitioners,the orthopaedic surgeon and the hand surgeon. The purpose of thischapter is to summarize information on aspects of this conditionlikely to be of interest and relevant to the health professionals. Topicscovered include clinical observations related to ethiology, risk factors,diagnosis and case management.