Ultrasound-Guided A1 Pulley Release: A Systematic Review
Hirotaka Nakagawa MD
Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Search for more papers by this authorTravis Redmond MD
Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Search for more papers by this authorRicardo Colberg MD
Andrews Sports Medicine and Orthopeadic Center, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
Search for more papers by this authorErek Latzka MD
Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington, USA
Search for more papers by this authorMia S. White MILS, AHIP
Emory University Woodruff Health Science Center Library, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Search for more papers by this authorRobert L. Bowers DO, PhD
Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Department of Orthopaedics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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Walter I. Sussman DO
Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Boston Sports & Biologics, Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts, USA
Address correspondence to Walter Sussman, DO, Boston Sports & Biologics, 20 Walnut St. Suite 14, Wellesley, MA 02481, USA.
E-mail: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorHirotaka Nakagawa MD
Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Search for more papers by this authorTravis Redmond MD
Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Search for more papers by this authorRicardo Colberg MD
Andrews Sports Medicine and Orthopeadic Center, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
Search for more papers by this authorErek Latzka MD
Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington, USA
Search for more papers by this authorMia S. White MILS, AHIP
Emory University Woodruff Health Science Center Library, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Search for more papers by this authorRobert L. Bowers DO, PhD
Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Department of Orthopaedics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Search for more papers by this authorCorresponding Author
Walter I. Sussman DO
Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Boston Sports & Biologics, Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts, USA
Address correspondence to Walter Sussman, DO, Boston Sports & Biologics, 20 Walnut St. Suite 14, Wellesley, MA 02481, USA.
E-mail: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorDrs. Robert Bowers and Walter Sussman should be considered joint senior authors.
Dr. Walter Sussman is a consultant for Trice Medical and Lipogems.
Abstract
The purpose of this review was to summarize the current literature pertaining to ultrasound-guided percutaneous A1 pulley release procedures. We searched PubMed, Cochrane Library, Embase, and Web of Science for clinical studies examining ultrasound-guided percutaneous A1 pulley release. A total of 17 studies involving 749 procedures were included in this review. The overall success rate was 97%. There were 23 minor complications (4 cases of hematomas, 15 cases of persistent pain, and 4 cases of transient numbness) and no major complications reported. Ultrasound-guided A1 pulley release is an effective and safe procedure for the treatment of trigger fingers and thumb.
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