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Double Trigger Wrist Caused by 2 Flexor Tendon Sheath Giant Cell Tumors

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ANNALS OF PLASTIC SURGERY
Volume 90, Issue 2, Pages 133-134

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LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
DOI: 10.1097/SAP.0000000000002794

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trigger finger; trigger wrist; tendon sheath tumor; giant cell tumor; stenosing flexor tenosynovitis

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This article reports an extremely rare case of double trigger wrist caused by 2 tendon sheath tumors resulting in 2 trigger points in the motion of the wrist and carpal tunnel syndrome. The patient was managed with surgical excision of the tumors and release of the flexor retinaculum with resolution of symptoms.
Trigger finger is a relatively common condition affecting the smooth gliding of tendons in the hand. When this entity affects the gliding motion of the wrist, it is termed as trigger wrist. In this article, we report the extremely rare case of a double trigger wrist caused by 2 tendon sheath tumors resulting in 2 trigger points in the motion of the wrist and carpal tunnel syndrome. The patient was managed with surgical excision of the tumors and release of the flexor retinaculum with resolution of symptoms.

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