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Trigger finger affects 2 percent of the general population.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“Trigger finger affects 2% of the general population.”
Trigger Finger (stenosing tenosynovitis), American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, OrthoInfo, n.d., Overview.
Open the original- What it measures
- The guide describes trigger finger as a tendon problem at the pulley near the base of the finger.
- What it does not show
- A general-population figure from the orthopedic society. It does not give a source study.