Outcome of corticosteroid injection versus physiotherapy in the treatment of mild trigger fingers

Journal of Hand Surgery: European Volume

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 27-34

  Salim, N ^a   Abdullah, S ^a   Sapuan, J ^a   Haflah, N H M ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PHARMACOLOGY   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Physiotherapy; Steroid injection; Tenosynovitis; Treatment; Trigger finger

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID;

AGED; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; FEMALE; HAND STRENGTH; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIGGER FINGER;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; AGED; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RECURRENCE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIGGER FINGER DISORDER;

EID: 84856292272     PISSN: 17531934     EISSN: 20436289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1753193411415343     Document Type: Article

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