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Evidence found and GRADE certainty

323 questions · 366 findings · 43 reviews

No studies found 135 · 36.9%GRADE not reported 40 · 10.9%Very low 85 · 23.2%Low 65 · 17.8%Moderate 38 · 10.4%High 3 · 0.8%

Open surgery vs steroid injection

Resolution of symptoms · patients with trigger finger

It is very uncertain whether open surgery changes resolution of symptoms (after one or more injections) compared with steroid injection (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Open surgery vs steroid injection

Pain Proportion with pain on the palm of the hand · patients with trigger finger

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

1 finding from 1 review

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

Adverse events (partial loss of movement, algodystrophic syndrome) · patients with trigger finger

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).

1 finding from 1 review

Open surgery vs steroid injection

Participant global assessment of success Not measured · patients with trigger finger

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Open surgery vs steroid injection

Recurrence · patients with trigger finger

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

1 finding from 1 review

Open surgery vs steroid injection

Adverse events (infection, tendon or pulley injury, flare, cutaneous discomfort, fat necrosis) · patients with trigger finger

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

1 finding from 1 review

Open surgery vs steroid injection

Neurovascular injury · patients with trigger finger

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

1 finding from 1 review

Open surgery by transverse incision of the skin in the distal palmar crease vs open surgery

Resolution of symptoms Not measured · patients with trigger finger

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

3 findings from 1 review

Open surgery by transverse incision of the skin in the distal palmar crease vs open surgery

Pain (short‐term) Not measured · patients with trigger finger

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

3 findings from 1 review

Open surgery by transverse incision of the skin in the distal palmar crease vs open surgery

Physical function · patients with trigger finger
3 findings from 1 review

Open surgery by transverse incision of the skin in the distal palmar crease vs open surgery

Participant global assessment of success Not measured · patients with trigger finger

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

3 findings from 1 review

Open surgery by transverse incision of the skin in the distal palmar crease vs open surgery

Recurrence ‐ not measured · patients with trigger finger

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

3 findings from 1 review

Open surgery by transverse incision of the skin in the distal palmar crease vs open surgery

Adverse events Not measured · patients with trigger finger

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

3 findings from 1 review