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ArticleHand (New York, N.Y.)2023

Incidence and Treatment Efficacy of Trigger Finger in the Breast Cancer Population on Aromatase Inhibitors.

Andrew J Regent-Smith, Evan J Childers, William W Dzwierzynski, Aaron L Morgan

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Article in Hand (New York, N.Y.), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 27% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Musculoskeletal symptoms associated with aromatase inhibitors in the treatment of early breast cancer: A scoping review of risk factors and outcomes.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Andrew J Regent-SmithMedical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, USA.
Evan J ChildersUniversity of Nevada, Las Vegas, USA.
William W DzwierzynskiMedical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, USA.
Aaron L MorganMedical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-8345-3958
Medical College of Wisconsin · USUniversity of Nevada, Las Vegas · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundTrigger finger is a common hand complaint of the general population. Limited literature exists implicating a low-estrogen state in patients on aromatase inhibitor (AI) therapy for breast cancer who develop trigger finger. The authors' objective was to determine the incidence and treatment outcomes of this population.

methodsA single-center retrospective chart review was conducted on patients with a diagnosis of breast cancer on AI who developed trigger finger from 2010 to 2019. The total population of patients during this time served as our population, and patients with breast cancer not on AI with trigger finger served as our control. Primary outcomes included total number of injections and need for surgery. Secondary outcomes included risk factors for surgery. χ

resultsIn all, 192 patients of a population size of 664 751 met our study group criteria. The study group showed a higher incidence of trigger finger (5.1% vs 1.3%;

conclusionsThis study demonstrates for the first time the incidence, treatment outcomes, and surgical risk factors of trigger finger in patients on AI therapy for breast cancer.

Indexed as

Breast NeoplasmsTrigger Finger DisorderAromatase InhibitorsFemaleHumansIncidenceRetrospective StudiesTreatment OutcomeAromatase Inhibitorsbreast cancertreatment outcomestrigger finger

Identifiers

PMID34078170
PMCPMC10035093
OpenAlexW3164605509

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