Long term effect of local corticosteroid injection for carpal tunnel syndrome: A relation with electrodiagnostic severity
Highlights ► The long term effect and prognostic factors of one local corticosteroid injection were assessed in 211 patients with CTS. ► A beneficial effect of more than 6 months was seen in 132 patients (63%), and longer than 12 months in 102 patients (48%). ► Only EMG severity was a predictor of o...
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Published in | Clinical neurophysiology Vol. 123; no. 4; pp. 838 - 841 |
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Main Authors | , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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Oxford
Elsevier Ireland Ltd
01.04.2012
Elsevier |
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Summary: | Highlights ► The long term effect and prognostic factors of one local corticosteroid injection were assessed in 211 patients with CTS. ► A beneficial effect of more than 6 months was seen in 132 patients (63%), and longer than 12 months in 102 patients (48%). ► Only EMG severity was a predictor of outcome. |
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Bibliography: | ObjectType-Article-2 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-1 content type line 23 |
ISSN: | 1388-2457 1872-8952 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.clinph.2011.08.022 |