musculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders
Digital Flexor Tendinitis and Tenosynovitis (Trigger Finger)
Introduction
Digital flexor tendinitis and tenosynovitis are inflammation, sometimes with subsequent fibrosis, of tendons and tendon sheaths of the digits. (See also Overview and Evaluation of Hand Disorders .) Digital flexor tendinitis and tenosynovitis are idiopathic but are common among patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) or 