Local steroid injection for moderately severe idiopathic carpal tunnel syndrome: Protocol of a randomized double-blind placebo-controlled trial (NCT 00806871)

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

Volumn 11, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Flondell, Magnus ^a,b   Hofer, Manfred ^c   Björk, Jonas ^d   Atroshi, Isam ^a,b  

^a Hässleholm and Kristianstad Hospitals ^*  (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIDOCAINE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE ACETATE; PLACEBO; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; METHYLPREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE ATROPHY; NERVE CONDUCTION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; THENAR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ADOLESCENT; CARPAL JOINT; DISABILITY; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; INTRAARTICULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MEDIAN NERVE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; STANDARD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; CARPAL JOINTS; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; DISABILITY EVALUATION; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRA-ARTICULAR; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MIDDLE AGED; NEURAL CONDUCTION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PLACEBOS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESEARCH DESIGN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77952482899     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712474     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2474-11-76     Document Type: Article

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