Methylprednisolone injections for the treatment of morton neuroma: A patient-blinded randomized trial

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 95, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 790-798

  Thomson, Colin E ^a   Beggs, Ian ^b   Martin, Denis J ^c   McMillan, Diane ^a   Edwards, Rhiannon Tudor ^d   Russell, Daphne ^d   Yeo, Seow Tien ^d   Russell, Ian T ^d   Gibson, J N Alastair ^b  

^a QUEEN MARGARET UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c TEESSIDE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIDOCAINE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; GLUCOCORTICOID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FOOT; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HYPOPIGMENTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTON NEUROMA; NEUROMA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; UNITED KINGDOM; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; WALKING; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; INJECTION; NEURALGIA; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE;

FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; INJECTIONS; MALE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MIDDLE AGED; NEURALGIA; NEUROMA; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84879311598     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: 15351386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.I.01780     Document Type: Article

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