Tuyển tập các báo cáo nghiên cứu về y học được đăng trên tạp chí y học Wertheim cung cấp cho các bạn kiến thức về ngành y đề tài: Concomitant presentation of carpal tunnel syndrome and trigger finger. | Journal of Brachial Plexus and Peripheral Nerve Injury BioMed Central Research article Open Access Concomitant presentation of carpal tunnel syndrome and trigger finger Stephen A Rottgers1 Davis Lewis3 and Ronit A Wollstein 1 2 Address Department of Surgery Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Pittsburgh PA USA 2Department of Orthopedic Surgery University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Pittsburgh PA USA and 3Department of Surgery Veterans Affairs Medical Center Pittsburgh PA USA Email Stephen A Rottgers - rottgerssa@ Davis Lewis - Ronit A Wollstein - wollsteinr@ Corresponding author Published 25 August 2009 Received 9 July 2009 Journal of Brachial Plexus and Peripheral Nerve Injury 2009 4 13 doi l 749-7221-4-13 Accepted 25 August 2009 This article is available from http content 4 1 13 2009 Rottgers et al licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License http licenses by which permits unrestricted use distribution and reproduction in any medium provided the original work is properly cited. Abstract Background Carpal tunnel syndrome CTS and trigger finger TF are common conditions that may occur in the same patient. The etiology of most cases is unknown. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the rate of concomitant occurrence of these two conditions at presentation and to compare the concomitant occurrence in normal and diabetic patients. Methods One-hundred and eight consecutive subjects presenting to our hand clinic with CTS and or TF were evaluated. The existence of both of these conditions was documented through a standard history and physical examination. The definition of trigger finger was determined by tenderness over the A1 pulley catching clicking or locking. CTS was defined in the presence of at least two of the following numbness and tingling .
