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Trigger finger is most common in the ring finger and thumb, but it can affect any finger.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“It is most common in the ring finger and thumb but can affect any finger.”
Trigger Finger (stenosing tenosynovitis), American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, OrthoInfo, n.d., Overview.
Open the original- What it measures
- The orthopedic society describes the usual distribution of the condition.
- What it does not show
- A pattern from clinical experience, not a population count by finger.