The Journal of hand surgery
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Needle-Free Jet Lidocaine Administration for Preinjection Anesthesia in Trigger Finger Injection: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
To evaluate the efficacy of needle-free jet lidocaine (J-tip) administration for pain reduction in trigger finger corticosteroid injection compared with simultaneous lidocaine injection with corticosteroid. ⋯ Therapeutic I.
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The importance of flexor tendon repair with both core and epitendinous suture placement has been well established. The objective of this study was to determine whether suture placement order affects gliding resistance and bunching in flexor digitorum profundus tendons in a human ex vivo model. ⋯ Epitendinous-first flexor tendon repairs may contribute to improved clinical outcomes compared with control repairs by decreasing gliding resistance and bunching.