What do systematic reviews say?

Percutaneous surgery vs steroid injection

Percutaneous surgery showed no clear difference in neurovascular injury compared with steroid injection (low certainty).

• Surgery for trigger finger 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.35 [0.04, 3.29]
  2 studies · 191 participants
  Low

Open surgery vs steroid injection plus hyaluronic acid injection guided by ultrasound

It is very uncertain whether open surgery changes resolution of symptoms compared with steroid injection plus hyaluronic acid injection guided by ultrasound (very low certainty).

• Surgery for trigger finger 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 1.35 [0.98, 1.85]
  1 study · 30 participants
  Very low

Open surgery vs steroid injection plus hyaluronic acid injection guided by ultrasound

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Surgery for trigger finger 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  Studies not reported
  No studies found

Open surgery vs steroid injection plus hyaluronic acid injection guided by ultrasound

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Surgery for trigger finger 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  Studies not reported
  No studies found

Open surgery vs steroid injection plus hyaluronic acid injection guided by ultrasound

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Surgery for trigger finger 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  Studies not reported
  No studies found

Open surgery vs steroid injection plus hyaluronic acid injection guided by ultrasound

It is very uncertain whether open surgery changes recurrence compared with steroid injection plus hyaluronic acid injection guided by ultrasound (very low certainty).

• Surgery for trigger finger 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.14 [0.01, 2.55]
  1 study · 30 participants
  Very low

Open surgery vs steroid injection

Open surgery may leads to higher pain Proportion with pain on the palm of the hand compared with steroid injection (low certainty).

• Surgery for trigger finger 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 3.69 [1.99, 6.85]
  1 study · 105 participants
  Low

Open surgery vs steroid injection plus hyaluronic acid injection guided by ultrasound

It is very uncertain whether open surgery changes adverse events (partial loss of movement, algodystrophic syndrome) compared with steroid injection plus hyaluronic acid injection guided by ultrasound (very low certainty).

• Surgery for trigger finger 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 3 [0.35, 25.68]
  1 study · 30 participants
  Very low

Open surgery vs steroid injection plus hyaluronic acid injection guided by ultrasound

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Surgery for trigger finger 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  Studies not reported
  No studies found

Open surgery vs steroid injection

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Surgery for trigger finger 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  Studies not reported
  No studies found

Open surgery vs steroid injection

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Surgery for trigger finger 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  Studies not reported
  No studies found

Open surgery vs steroid injection

Open surgery may leads to lower recurrence compared with steroid injection (low certainty).

• Surgery for trigger finger 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.17 [0.09, 0.33]
  2 studies · 270 participants
  Low

Open surgery vs steroid injection

Open surgery showed no clear difference in adverse events (infection, tendon or pulley injury, flare, cutaneous… compared with steroid injection (low certainty).

• Surgery for trigger finger 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 1.02 [0.57, 1.84]
  2 studies · 270 participants
  Low

Open surgery vs steroid injection

Open surgery showed no clear difference in neurovascular injury compared with steroid injection (low certainty).

• Surgery for trigger finger 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 2.17 [0.7, 6.77]
  2 studies · 270 participants
  Low

Percutaneous surgery vs steroid injection

• Surgery for trigger finger 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  2 studies · 222 participants
  Very low

Bone marrow vs steroid injection

It is very uncertain whether bone marrow changes success rate (radiographically‐assessed healing of cyst healing… compared with steroid injections (very low certainty).

• Interventions for treating simple bone cysts in the long bones of children 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.55 [0.28, 1.09]
  1 study · 77 participants
  Very low

Bone marrow vs steroid injection

• Interventions for treating simple bone cysts in the long bones of children 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 77 participants
  Low

Bone marrow vs steroid injection

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Interventions for treating simple bone cysts in the long bones of children 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  Studies not reported
  No studies found

Bone marrow vs steroid injection

It is very uncertain whether bone marrow changes adverse event: pathological fracture Clinical record compared with steroid injections (very low certainty).

• Interventions for treating simple bone cysts in the long bones of children 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.8 [0.37, 1.7]
  1 study · 77 participants
  Very low

Bone marrow vs steroid injection

It is very uncertain whether bone marrow changes adverse event: infection Clinical record compared with steroid injections (very low certainty).

• Interventions for treating simple bone cysts in the long bones of children 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 4.88 [0.24, 98.32]
  1 study · 77 participants
  Very low