A novel approach of local corticosteroid injection for the treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome

Clinical Rheumatology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 338-340

  Habib, George S ^a,b   Badarny, Samih ^b   Rawashdeh, Hanna ^b  

^a Nazareth Hospital   (Israel)

^b CARMEL MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Carpal tunnel syndrome; Local corticosteroid injection; Treatment

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; LIDOCAINE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE ACETATE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; HAND MUSCLE; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; INJECTION SITE SWELLING; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; AGED; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRALESIONAL; INTERVIEWS; MALE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; QUESTIONNAIRES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33645774900     PISSN: 07703198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10067-005-0002-7     Document Type: Article

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