Editing Trigger finger (section)

===Surgery===
Trigger digits can be released percutaneously using a needle. This is not used for the thumb where the digital nerves are at greater risk.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Pavlicný R | title = [Percutaneous release in the treatment of trigger digits] | journal = Acta Chirurgiae Orthopaedicae et Traumatologiae Čechoslovaca | volume = 77 | issue = 1 | pages = 46–51 | date = February 2010 | doi = 10.55095/achot2010/008 | pmid = 20214861 | s2cid = 26595001 | doi-access = free }}</ref>

====Postoperative outcome====
In some trigger finger patients, tenderness is found in the dorsal proximal interphalangeal (PIP) joint. Dorsal PIP joint tenderness is more common in trigger fingers than previously thought. It is also associated with higher and prolonged levels of postoperative pain after A1 pulley release. Therefore, patients with pre-existing PIP tenderness should be informed about the possibility of sustaining residual minor pain for up to 3 months after surgery.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Monteerarat Y, Misen P, Laohaprasitiporn P, Wongsaengaroonsri P, Lektrakul N, Vathana T | title = Dorsal proximal interphalangeal joint tenderness is associated with prolonged postoperative pain after A1 pulley release for trigger fingers | journal = BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders | volume = 24 | issue = 1 | pages = 13 | date = January 2023 | pmid = 36611160 | pmc = 9824922 | doi = 10.1186/s12891-023-06130-5 | doi-access = free }}</ref>