Local corticosteroid injection for carpal tunnel syndrome

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn , Issue 2, 2007, Pages

  Marshall, Shawn ^a   Tardif, G ^b   Ashworth, N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Anti inflammatory agents *administration dosage ; Carpal tunnel syndrome *drug therapy ; Humans; Injections, intra articular; Iontophoresis; Phonophoresis; Randomized controlled trials as topic; Steroids administration dosage

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; BETAMETHASONE SODIUM PHOSPHATE; CORTICOSTEROID; HYDROCORTISONE; LIDOCAINE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PLACEBO; PREDNISOLONE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFICACY; ECHOGRAPHY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVENTION STUDY; LOW DRUG DOSE; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NERVE CONDUCTION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SPLINTING; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34548168999     PISSN: 1469493X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD001554.pub2     Document Type: Review

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