Abstracts tagged "Carpal tunnel syndrome and corticosteroids"

Abstract Number: 2648 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Randomized Placebo-Controlled Trial of Local Steroid Injection for Moderately Severe Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Isam Atroshi¹, Magnus Flondell² and Manfred Hofer³, ¹Department of Orthopedics Hässleholm-Kristianstad, Lund University, Hässleholm, Sweden, ²Department of Hand Surgery, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden, ³Physiotherapy, Kristianstad Hospital, Kristianstad, Sweden
Background/Purpose: Patients with idiopathic carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) are commonly treated with local steroid injection but there is currently no evidence from placebo-controlled trials supporting efficacy…