RETRACTED: A randomized comparison of ultrasound-guided versus landmark-based corticosteroid injection for trigger finger

Roh, Young Hak; Kim, Sang Woo; Gong, Hyun Sik; Baek, Goo Hyun

doi:10.1177/1753193419839892

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“…All patients received ultrasound examination and evaluation at 1 week, 12 weeks and 6 months after treatment. Recurrence within 6 months was de ned as treatment failure [20].…”

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WITHDRAWN: Ultrasonography-Guided Corticosteroid Injection Combined with Versus Without Needle Knife Release of A1 Pulley for Trigger Finger

Chen

et al. 2021

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Background: Although corticosteroid injection remains a common first-line treatment of trigger finger, but not all cases of trigger finger respond the same. This study aims to compare the clinical effectiveness of ultrasonography-guided corticosteroid injection with and without needle knife release of A1 pulley in treating trigger finger. Methods: 49 patients with trigger fingers (55 fingers, thumb) were included in this study. 28 fingers underwent ultrasonography-guided corticosteroid injection plus needle knife release of A1 pulley (combination group), and 27 fingers underwent only ultrasonography-guided needle knife release of A1 pulley (monotherapy group). Visual analogue scale (VAS), Froimson scale, postoperative recurrence rate, and thickness of A1 pulley in pre-operation and follow-up period were recorded. Results: Higher clinical amelioration and clinical cure rate were observed in combination group at 2 weeks after treatment among patients with Froimson scale Grade III and IV (p<0.05). Among Grade IV patients, combination group had narrower thickness of A1 pulley and better pain relief at 2 weeks postoperatively (all p<0.05). There was no significant difference regarding the values of clinical amelioration rate, clinical cure rate, thickness of the A1 pulley, pain relief and recurrence rate between the two groups at 12 week and 6 months postoperatively (all p>0.05). Conclusion: Ultrasonography-guided corticosteroid injection combined with needle knife release of A1 pulley had superiority in early-stage pain relief and narrowing the thickness of A1 pulley than single needle knife release, but its medium and long-term effects were not obvious.

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“…All patients received ultrasound examination and evaluation at 1 week, 12 weeks and 6 months after treatment. Recurrence within 6 months was de ned as treatment failure [20].…”

Section: Clinical Evaluationmentioning

confidence: 99%

WITHDRAWN: Ultrasonography-Guided Corticosteroid Injection Combined with Versus Without Needle Knife Release of A1 Pulley for Trigger Finger

Chen

et al. 2021

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“…The 4 approaches to steroid injection for TF appear to be equally effective. 55 - 58 , 65 The classic method is to inject into the superficial tendon sheath through the A1 pulley, moving the finger to ensure one is not in the tendon. A cadaver dissection of fingers using this technique found that only 15% actually were into the sheath.…”

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“…53 Ultrasound guidance offers no advantage over landmark guidance, other than greater accuracy of intrasheath placement of steroid, 54 which did not correlate with higher efficacy in a 1998 radiographic dye study 55 or in 2 randomized trials of US-guided intrasheath versus landmark-guided intrasheath injections. 56,57 Two other randomized trials of US-guided intrasheath injection versus extrasheath injection similarly showed no difference in efficacy. 58,59 This is likely because any steroid placed in the area has the same salutary effects on the regional structures.…”

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Trigger Finger? Just Shoot!

Merry

O'Grady

Boswell

2020

J Prim Care Community Health

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Trigger finger is a common condition usually curable by a safe, simple corticosteroid injection. Trigger finger results from a stenotic A1 pulley that has lost its gliding surface producing friction and nodular change in the tendon. This results in pain and tenderness to palpation of the A1 pulley, progressing to catching and then locking. Splinting for 6 to 9 weeks produces gradual improvement in most patients as does a quick steroid injection with the latter resulting in resolution of pain in days and resolution of catching or locking in a few weeks. Percutaneous or open release should be reserved for injection failures particularly those at high risk for continued injection failure including diabetics and those with multiple trigger fingers. We present a step-by-step method for injection with illustrations to encourage primary care providers to offer this easily performed procedure to their patients.

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“…The other three studies (two with moderate and one with high RoB) found no difference concerning long-term pain or other adverse events when comparing US or US/CT with palpation-guided procedures. 48 51 52 Efficacy One study with moderate RoB reported slightly higher patient satisfaction (4.1±0.8 vs 3.7±0.8, based on a 5-point Likert scale with 1=worst, 5=best) when performing US-guided rather than palpation-guided injections, 48 while five studies (three moderate, two high RoB) revealed similar results concerning function, treatment failure and other efficacy outcomes when comparing US, and US or CT-guided interventions with palpation-guided interventions, as detailed in online supplemental table 5. 42 48 49 51 52 One retrospective cohort study with high RoB described longer duration of treatment effects for palpation and fluoroscopy-guided injections as compared with US guidance at the carpometacarpal joint of the thumb.…”

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Value of imaging to guide interventional procedures in rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases: a systematic literature review informing EULAR points to consider

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ObjectivesTo summarise current data on the value of imaging to guide interventional procedures in patients with rheumatic and musculoskeletal disease (RMDs) informing an European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology taskforce.MethodsA systematic literature review was conducted to retrieve prospective and retrospective studies published in English and comparing different (imaging) techniques, different settings and procedural protocols to guide interventions in patients with RMDs. MEDLINE, EMBASE, the Cochrane Library and Epistemonikos databases were searched through October 2021. Risk of bias (RoB) was assessed using the Cochrane RoB tool for randomised trials V.2 (ROB2), the RoB tool for Non-Randomised Studies of Interventions and the appraisal tool for cross-sectional studies.ResultsSixty-six studies were included (most with moderate/high RoB); 49 were randomised controlled trials, three prospective cohort studies and 14 retrospective studies. Fifty-one studies compared either one imaging technique with another imaging technique, or with palpation-guided interventions. Ultrasound (US) was most frequently studied (49/51), followed by fluoroscopy (10/51). Higher accuracy was found for US or fluoroscopy compared with palpation-guided interventions. Studies comparing different imaging techniques (12/51) did not endorse one specific method. Different settings/equipment for imaging-guided procedures (eg, automatic vs manual syringes) were investigated in three studies, reporting heterogeneous results. Fifteen studies compared different imaging-guided procedures (eg, intra-articular vs periarticular injections).ConclusionHigher accuracy of needle positioning at joints and periarticular structures was seen in most studies when using imaging (especially US) guidance as compared with palpation-guided interventions with the limitation of heterogeneity of data and considerable RoB.

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RETRACTED: A randomized comparison of ultrasound-guided versus landmark-based corticosteroid injection for trigger finger

Cited by 3 publications

References 20 publications

WITHDRAWN: Ultrasonography-Guided Corticosteroid Injection Combined with Versus Without Needle Knife Release of A1 Pulley for Trigger Finger

WITHDRAWN: Ultrasonography-Guided Corticosteroid Injection Combined with Versus Without Needle Knife Release of A1 Pulley for Trigger Finger

Trigger Finger? Just Shoot!

Value of imaging to guide interventional procedures in rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases: a systematic literature review informing EULAR points to consider

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