ArticleSkeletal radiology2017
Ultrasonographic changes after steroid injection in carpal tunnel syndrome.
Article in Skeletal radiology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04014244 (Efficacy of Dextrose Injections, Corticosteroids Injections and Surgical Release for Treatment of the Carpal Tunnel Syndrome), which is not on this map. Cited by 3 papers.
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Efficacy of Dextrose Injections, Corticosteroids Injections and Surgical Release for Treatment of the Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: a Prospective, Randomized, Double-blind Controlled Trial
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3 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.
- Perineural Steroid Injections in Cubital Tunnel Syndrome: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Cureus · 2026Review
- Nerve root morphological and functional changes after degenerative cervical myelopathy surgery: preliminary study using ultrasound and electrophysiology.Spinal cord · 2022Observational
- Effect of Perineural Injection with Different Dextrose Volumes on Median Nerve Size, Elasticity and Mobility in Hands with Carpal Tunnel Syndrome.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo determine the ultrasonographic changes after steroid injection in carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) and to evaluate the diagnostic value of ultrasound in post-treatment examination with clinical correlation. MATERIALS AND
methodsTwenty-seven wrists with idiopathic CTS after a single injection of 40 mg of prednisolone hydrochloride were prospectively studied using a high-resolution ultrasound. Axial images of the wrists were obtained at the level of the distal radius, pisiform and hamate prior to and 1, 4 and 8 weeks after steroid injection. The cross-sectional area (CSA, mm
resultsAt all levels of the wrist, the CSA decreased significantly at 1 week after the injection, which continued to 8 weeks post-injection. The PD also diminished significantly 1 week after the injection. Furthermore, the TSD significantly increased from 1 week after injection, which lasted to the end of this study. The CSA, PD and TSD showed significant correlation with improvement of pain scores.
conclusionUltrasound is useful in follow-up examinations of CTS. Significant ultrasound findings after steroid injections in CTS include decreased swelling of the median nerve, decreased bowing of the flexor retinaculum and increased mobility of the median nerve. All of them significantly correlate with clinical symptoms.
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