Does fibromyalgia affect the outcomes of local steroid treatment in patients with carpal tunnel syndrome?

Rheumatology International

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 112-115

  Akkus, Selami ^a,b   Kutluhan, Suleyman ^a,b   Akhan, Galip ^a,b   Tunc, Ercan ^a,b   Ozturk, Mustafa ^a,b   Koyuncuoglu, Hasan ^a,b  

^a SULEYMAN DEMIREL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

^b NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Boston Questionnaire; Carpal tunnel syndrome; Fibromyalgia; Local steroid treatment

Indexed keywords

BETAMETHASONE SODIUM PHOSPHATE; STEROID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; STEROID THERAPY; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; BETAMETHASONE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRALESIONAL; MEDIAN NERVE; MIDDLE AGED; NEURAL CONDUCTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULNAR NERVE;

EID: 0036373617     PISSN: 01728172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00296-002-0205-z     Document Type: Article

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