Early Postoperative Function After Open Versus Ultrasound-Guided Trigger Finger Release

Inclusion Criteria: * undergoing trigger finger release for the index through small fingers due to symptoms refractory to conservative treatment and elected for surgical intervention through shared decision-making * English-speaking adults (≥18 years of age) * Patients with inflammatory arthritis were included if their diagnosis had been established ≥5 years prior without exacerbations in the past 5 years. Those on immunomodulatory therapy were required to have been on a stable regimen for ≥5 years without flare-ups. Exclusion Criteria: * prior surgery on the affected finger * corticosteroid injection in the affected hand within 6 weeks * additional hand or wrist pathology requiring concurrent surgery * symptomatic trigger finger in the contralateral extremity * prior surgical pulley release in either hand within 6 months of enrollment * Systemic inflammatory disease (e.g., rheumatoid arthritis, lupus) not controlled * inflammatory arthritis if diagnosis established \<5 years, exacerbation within the past 5 years, or modifications to immunomodulatory therapy within 5 years of enrollment * Amyloidosis * Diabetes not controlled by a stable dose of medication over the past three months * Pregnant or planning pregnancy in the next 6 months * Workers' compensation subjects * Inability to provide a legally acceptable Informed Consent Form and/or comply with all follow-up requirements, including patients who do not speak English * other medical, social, or psychological condition…