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Top: Health: Conditions_and_Diseases: Musculoskeletal_Disorders: Contractures: Trigger_Finger

Submit sites that pertain to trigger finger, trigger thumb, or stenosing tenosynovitis.

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Trigger finger or trigger thumb is a type of stenosing tenosynovitis in which the sheath around a tendon in a thumb or finger becomes swollen and restricts the tendon's movement. Affected joints may become painful to straighten once bent, and may make a soft crackling sound when moved.

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