Corticosteroid injection vs. Nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drug and splinting in carpal tunnel syndrome

American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 182-186

  Çeliker, Reyhan ^a   Arslan, Rule ^a   Ananc, Fatma ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome; Corticosteroid Injection; Splinting; Symptom Severity Scale

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; DRUG PRODUCTS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; PATIENT TREATMENT;

SPLINTING;

PATIENT REHABILITATION;

ACEMETACIN; CORTICOSTEROID; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; HUMAN; RATING SCALE;

ADULT; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INDOMETHACIN; INJECTIONS; MALE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPLINTS;

EID: 0036183854     PISSN: 08949115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002060-200203000-00005     Document Type: Article

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