Effectiveness of steroid injection in treating patients with moderate and severe degree of carpal tunnel syndrome measured by clinical and electrodiagnostic assessment

Clinical Journal of Pain

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 111-115

  Lee, Jung Hwan ^a   An, Ju Ha ^a   Lee, Sang Ho ^a   Hwang, Eun Young ^a  

^a Gimpo Airport Wooridul Spine Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Carpal tunnel syndrome; Electrodiagnostic study; Steroid injection

Indexed keywords

TRIAMCINOLONE; GLUCOCORTICOID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; ACTION POTENTIAL; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTROSTIMULATION; HOSPITALIZATION; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE CONDUCTION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REACTION TIME; TIME;

ACTION POTENTIALS; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEURAL CONDUCTION; PAIN MEASUREMENT; QUESTIONNAIRES; REACTION TIME; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TIME FACTORS; TRIAMCINOLONE;

EID: 67049143520     PISSN: 07498047     EISSN: 15365409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AJP.0b013e3181847a19     Document Type: Article

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