Evaluation of the effect of local corticosteroid injection and anti-inflammatory medication in carpal tunnel syndrome

Scottish Medical Journal

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 4-6

  Gurcay, Eda ^a   Unlu, E ^a   Gurcay, A G ^b   Tuncay, R ^a   Cakci, A ^a  

^a DISKAPI YILDIRIM BEYAZIT TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^b ANKARA TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Anti inflammatory medication; Carpal tunnel syndrome; Corticosteroid injection; Functional Status Scale; Jebsen Taylor Test

Indexed keywords

BETAMETHASONE; MELOXICAM; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; GLUCOCORTICOID;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ACTION POTENTIAL; ADULT; ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GRIP STRENGTH; HAND MOVEMENT; HUMAN; LATENT PERIOD; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MOTOR NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVOUS SYSTEM ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; SENSORY NERVE CONDUCTION; SPLINTING; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WRITING; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONVALESCENCE; INTRAARTICULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MIDDLE AGED; SPLINT;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ADULT; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; BETAMETHASONE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRA-ARTICULAR; MIDDLE AGED; NEURAL CONDUCTION; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SPLINTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 65249154088     PISSN: 00369330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/rsmsmj.54.1.4     Document Type: Article

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