Local vs systemic corticosteroids in the treatment of carpel tunnel syndrome

Authors
Wong, SM Hui, ACF Tang, A Ho, PC Hung, LK Wong, KS Kay, R Li, E
Citation
Sm. Wong et al., Local vs systemic corticosteroids in the treatment of carpel tunnel syndrome, NEUROLOGY, 56(11), 2001, pp. 1565-1567
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Neurology,"Neurosciences & Behavoir
Journal title
NEUROLOGY
ISSN journal
00283878 → ACNP
Volume
56
Issue
11
Year of publication
2001
Pages
1565 - 1567
Database
ISI
SICI code
0028-3878(20010612)56:11<1565:LVSCIT>2.0.ZU;2-T
Abstract
The authors compared the effectiveness of low-dose, short-term oral prednis olone vs local methylprednisolone injection in a prospective, double-blinde d, parallel treatment study of carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS). A single injec tion of 15 mg methylprednisolone resulted in significant improvement in glo bal symptom scores over a 12-week period. This study demonstrated the super iority of local steroid injection to oral steroid in the treatment of CTS.