Finger or thumb snaps, pops, or locks during normal movement
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Finger or thumb snaps, pops, or locks during normal movement
If your finger or thumb snaps, pops, or locks when you bend or straighten it, you may have a trigger finger or trigger thumb. Treatment for a trigger finger or trigger thumb consists of rest (splinting) and medication to decrease swelling. Surgery may be recommended if these treatment measures don't help.
A snap or pop that occurs at the time of an injury may mean a torn ligament, torn tendon, torn or displaced cartilage, a dislocated joint, or a broken bone.
Credits
| Author | Jan Nissl, RN, BS |
| Editor | Susan Van Houten, RN, BSN, MBA |
| Associate Editor | Tracy Landauer |
| Primary Medical Reviewer | William M. Green, MD - Emergency Medicine |
| Specialist Medical Reviewer | H. Michael O'Connor, MD - Emergency Medicine |
| Last Updated | November 13, 2008 |
| Last updated: | November 13, 2008 |
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| Author: | Jan Nissl, RN, BS |
| Reviewed By: | William M. Green, MD - Emergency Medicine, H. Michael O'Connor, MD - Emergency Medicine |
| Editors: | Susan Van Houten, RN, BSN, MBA, Tracy Landauer |
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