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In a 2009 study of 108 hand-clinic patients, 61 percent had carpal tunnel syndrome and trigger finger together when first seen.
Checked against its source on October 17, 2026
In the source's own words
“Concurrent CTS and triggering were found in 66 (61%) of patients on initial presentation.”
Concomitant presentation of carpal tunnel syndrome and trigger finger, Stephen A Rottgers and Davis Lewis, Journal of Brachial Plexus and Peripheral Nerve Injury, 2009, Results.
Open the original (DOI 10.1186/1749-7221-4-13)- What it measures
- Consecutive patients at a US hand clinic were evaluated for both conditions. Most of the group had symptoms of one condition first, and the study counted the combination on evaluation.
- What it does not show
- One clinic, with a high rate of diabetes in the group. It does not estimate how common the pair is in the general population.