Treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome: Is there a role for local corticosteroid injection?

Neurology

Volumn 64, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 2006-2007

  Gooch, Clifton L ^a,c   Mitten, David J ^b  

^a New York Presbyterian Columbia University Medical Center   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; PREDNISONE;

CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; EDITORIAL; GRIP STRENGTH; HUMAN; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPLINTING; UNITED STATES;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; PATIENT SELECTION; PERIPHERAL NERVES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; RECURRENCE; SPLINTS; TENDONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WRIST;

EID: 21144431736     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/01.WNL.0000165955.65091.C9     Document Type: Editorial

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