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ArticleAdvanced biomedical research2018

Ultrasonography Predictive Factors of Response to Local Steroid Injection in Patients with Carpal Tunnel Syndrome.

Farnaz Dehghan, Shila Haghighat, Hadiseh Ramezanian, Mehdi Karami, Mohammad Reza Rezaei

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Article in Advanced biomedical research, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Farnaz DehghanDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
Shila HaghighatDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
Hadiseh RamezanianDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
Mehdi KaramiDepartment of Radiology, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
Mohammad Reza RezaeiDepartment of Radiology, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
Isfahan University of Medical Sciences · IR

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Abstract

backgroundThe aim of this study is to determine the predictive value of ultrasonography for results of local steroid injection in patients with carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS). MATERIALS AND

methodsThis prospective cohort study was conducted during a 1-year period in outpatient clinics of rehabilitation and physical medicine including 35 patients with moderate and severe CTS who receive ultrasonography-guided local steroid injection. The Boston self-assessment questionnaire and electrodiagnosis parameters were recorded at baseline, 1 month, and 3 months after therapy. We also recorded the baseline ultrasonography parameters to determine the predictors of outcome.

resultsThe sensory severity score and functional status scale along with electrodiagnosis parameters decreased significantly at 1 month (

conclusionVolar bulging, CSA of maximal swelling, CSA of MS at 2-cm, and CSA of MS at 12-cm are among the ultrasonographic predictors of response to local steroid injection in patients with CTS.

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Carpal tunnel syndromelocal steroid therapypredictionultrasonography

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PMID29531920
PMCPMC5841001
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