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What Causes Difficulty In Bending Thumb?
My thumb will not bend. If I accidentally bend it, say putting on slacks, it snaps as in trigger finger. I was on a monthlong course of antibiotics after a UTI and the side effects listed tendon injury. No trauma to the thumb, no cuts, etc. Is this likely a damaged tendon?
Wed, 20 May 2015
hello
thank you for your question. You have a trigger thumb - this behaves exactly like a trigger finger!
Treatment might include rest, a cortisone injection or rarely surgery.
talk to your doctor - you might need a referral to see an Orthopedic specialist.
good luck.
Dr Rawlinson.
thank you for your question. You have a trigger thumb - this behaves exactly like a trigger finger!
Treatment might include rest, a cortisone injection or rarely surgery.
talk to your doctor - you might need a referral to see an Orthopedic specialist.
good luck.
Dr Rawlinson.
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