Single vs. two steroid injections for carpal tunnel syndrome: A randomised clinical trial

International Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 59, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1417-1421

  Wong, S M ^a   Hui, Andrew C F ^a   Lo, S K ^b   Chiu, J H ^a   Poon, W F ^a   Wong, L ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Carpal tunnel syndrome; Randomised controlled trial; Steroid injection

Indexed keywords

METHYLPREDNISOLONE ACETATE; PLACEBO; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; DRUG DERIVATIVE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; GRIP STRENGTH; HUMAN; LATENT PERIOD; MALE; MUSCLE ACTION POTENTIAL; NERVE CONDUCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; ANALGESIA; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANALGESIA; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAMUSCULAR; MALE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33646703271     PISSN: 13685031     EISSN: 17421241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1368-5031.2005.00696.x     Document Type: Article

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