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World J Orthop. Nov 18, 2022; 13(11): 1006-1014
Published online Nov 18, 2022. doi: 10.5312/wjo.v13.i11.1006
Published online Nov 18, 2022. doi: 10.5312/wjo.v13.i11.1006
Patient preference for trigger finger treatment
Christian Blough, Jawad Najdawi, Stuart Kuschner, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA 90048, United States
Author contributions: Blough C and Kuschner S designed the research study; Blough C and Najdawi J performed the research study and analyzed the data; Blough C and Kuschner S prepared the manuscript; all authors have read and approve the final manuscript.
Institutional review board statement: This study was exempt from IRB review as described in 45 CFR part 46. Participants were made aware of the voluntary nature of this survey and the data was collected in a way that the subjects’ identity could not be ascertained by the researches.
Informed consent statement: An online, survey based, descriptive study was performed through the use of a crowdsourcing website, Amazon Mechanical Turk (AMT). Participants for this study were randomly recruited through AMT.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All the authors report no relevant conflicts of interest for this article.
Data sharing statement: No additional data are available.
STROBE statement: The authors have read the STROBE guidelines, and the manuscript was prepared and revised according to the STROBE guidelines.
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Corresponding author: Christian Blough, BSc, MD, Surgeon, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, 444 S. San Vincente Blvd Suite 603, Los Angeles, CA 90048, United States. christian.blough@cshs.org
Received: July 11, 2022
Peer-review started: July 11, 2022
First decision: September 26, 2022
Revised: September 28, 2022
Accepted: October 27, 2022
Article in press: October 27, 2022
Published online: November 18, 2022
Peer-review started: July 11, 2022
First decision: September 26, 2022
Revised: September 28, 2022
Accepted: October 27, 2022
Article in press: October 27, 2022
Published online: November 18, 2022
Core Tip
Core Tip: Given the lack of current consensus on ideal management of trigger fingers, it is imperative for providers to pursue shared decision making with their patients. The results from this study may help providers better frame discussion around treatment options of trigger fingers. This, in turn, should lead to increased patient satisfaction.