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impingement

impingement In this packet, impingement refers to a painful hand problem affecting a finger or thumb when a flexor tendon is mechanically caught as it passes through a narrowed pulley near the metacarpal head.

In this packet, impingement refers to a painful hand problem affecting a finger or thumb when a flexor tendon is mechanically caught as it passes through a narrowed pulley near the metacarpal head. This can lead to thickening of the tendon sheath and sometimes nodule formation.

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Drafting source: U.S. National Library of Medicine. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH), 2026 descriptor edition. “Trigger Finger Disorder” (D052582).
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