Publication Name	World Journal of Orthopedics
Manuscript ID	28526
Country	Greece

Received	2016-07-20 14:39
Peer-Review Started	2016-07-21 11:36
To Make the First Decision	2016-09-05 09:12
Return for Revision	2016-09-05 16:39
Revised	2016-10-06 19:53
Second Decision	2016-11-10 14:38
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Executive Editor-in-Chief	2016-11-22 14:50
Articles in Press	2016-11-22 14:51
Publication Fee Transferred
Edit the Manuscript by Language Editor
Typeset the Manuscript	2017-02-09 15:10
Publish the Manuscript Online	2017-02-15 08:52

ISSN	2218-5836 (online)
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Category	Orthopedics
Manuscript Type	Clinical Trials Study
Article Title	Comparative clinical study of ultrasound-guided A1 pulley release vs open surgical intervention in the treatment of trigger finger
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Vasileios S Nikolaou, Michael-Alexander Malahias, Maria-Kyriaki Kaseta, Ioannis Sourlas and George C Babis
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Vasileios S Nikolaou, MD, PhD, MSc, Orthopaedic Surgeon, Assistant Professor of Orthopaedics, 2nd Orthopaedic Department, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 21 Dimitriou Ralli Str, Maroussi, 15124 Athens, Greece. vassilios.nikolaou@gmail.com
Key Words	Ultrasound-guided; Trigger finger; A1 release; Comparative; V-lance knife; Percutaneous; Minimally-invasive
Core Tip	In this randomized, prospective clinical trial, of 32 patients with trigger finger or trigger thumb, ultrasound assisted treatment of the A1 pulley, revealed better outcome in comparison with the open technique. Patients had fewer work absence days and improved surgical scar. To the best of our knowledge this is the first randomized trial in this field. These promising results have to be further confirmed with larger trials in the future.
Publish Date	2017-02-15 08:52
Citation	Nikolaou VS, Malahias MA, Kaseta MK, Sourlas I, Babis GC. Comparative clinical study of ultrasound-guided A1 pulley release vs open surgical intervention in the treatment of trigger finger. World J Orthop 2017; 8(2): 163-169
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/2218-5836/full/v8/i2/163.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.5312/wjo.v8.i2.163

Full Article (PDF)	WJO-8-163.pdf
Full Article (Word)	WJO-8-163.doc
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Answering Reviewers	28526-Answering reviewers.pdf
Audio Core Tip	28526-Audio core tip.mp3
Biostatistics Review Certificate	28526-Biostatistics statement.pdf
Clinical Trial Registration Statement	28526-Clinical trial registration statement.pdf
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Peer-review Report	28526-Peer-review(s).pdf
Scientific Misconduct Check	28526-Scientific misconduct check.pdf
Scientific Editor Work List	28526-Scientific editor work list.pdf