Local vs systemic corticosteroids in the treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome
Abstract
The authors compared the effectiveness of low-dose, short-term oral prednisolone vs local methylprednisolone injection in a prospective, double-blinded, parallel treatment study of carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS). A single injection of 15 mg methylprednisolone resulted in significant improvement in global symptom scores over a 12-week period. This study demonstrated the superiority of local steroid injection to oral steroid in the treatment of CTS.
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Received: September 28, 2000
Accepted: January 27, 2001
Published online: June 12, 2001
Published in print: June 12, 2001
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