Steroid injections in the management of trigger fingers

American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 36-43

  Nimigan, André S ^a,b   Ross, Douglas C ^a,b   Bing, Siang Gan ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^c ST JOSEPH S HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Corticosteroid Injection; Diabetes Mellitus; Stenosing Tenosynovitis; Trigger Finger

Indexed keywords

BETAMETHASONE;

ADULT; AGED; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; FINGER MALFORMATION; FLEXOR TENDON; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT REFERRAL; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SNAPPING FINGER; STEROID THERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; FINGERS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRA-ARTICULAR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STEROIDS; TENOSYNOVITIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 29344460665     PISSN: 08949115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.phm.0000184236.81774.b5     Document Type: Review

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