The comparison of phonophoresis, iontophoresis and local steroid injection in carpal tunnel syndrome treatment

Joint Bone Spine

Volumn 76, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 719-721

  Karatay, Saliha ^a   Aygul, Recep ^a   Melikoglu, Meltem Alkan ^a   Yildirim, Kadir ^a   Ugur, Mahir ^a   Erdal, Akin ^a   Akkus, Selami ^b   Şenel, Kazim ^a  

^a ATATURK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b SULEYMAN DEMIREL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Carpal tunnel syndrome; Conservative treatment; Iontophoresis; Local steroid injection; Phonophoresis

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; DEXAMETHASONE SODIUM PHOSPHATE; IBUPROFEN; STEROID;

CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; DRUG EFFICACY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; IONTOPHORESIS; LETTER; ULTRASOUND;

ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; DEXAMETHASONE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS; IONTOPHORESIS; PHONOPHORESIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 71349084018     PISSN: 1297319X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbspin.2009.02.008     Document Type: Letter

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