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ReviewCurrent reviews in musculoskeletal medicine2020

Non-operative Treatment of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome.

Peter J Ostergaard, Maximilian A Meyer, Brandon E Earp

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Review in Current reviews in musculoskeletal medicine, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06400433 (Comparison of the Efficacy of Ultrasound-Guided Median Nerve Hydrodissection With Dexamethasone and Dextrose at Different Volumes in Patients With Carpal Tunnel Syndrome), which is not on this map. Cited by 21 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT06400433 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2024, after this paper: background citation

Comparison of the Efficacy of Ultrasound-Guided Median Nerve Hydrodissection With Dexamethasone and Dextrose at Different Volumes in Patients With Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: A Prospective, Randomized, Double Blind Study

TypeinterventionalSponsorIstanbul University - CerrahpasaRan2024 to 2024Enrolled88ConditionsCarpal Tunnel Syndrome, Median Nerve Entrapment, Entrapment NeuropathyArmsUltrasound-guided median nerve hydrodissection
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

21 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  17. Splinting for carpal tunnel syndrome.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2023
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Peter J OstergaardDivision of Hand Surgery, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA, 02115, USA.
Maximilian A MeyerDivision of Hand Surgery, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA, 02115, USA.
Brandon E EarpDivision of Hand Surgery, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA, 02115, USA. bearp@bwh.harvard.edu.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purpose of reviewTo determine the current evidence for various non-operative therapies in the treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome RECENT

findingsMultiple non-operative treatment modalities exist in the treatment of mild to moderate carpal tunnel syndrome. While certain modalities such as splinting and corticosteroid injections have moderate- to high-quality evidence to support use, other less commonly used treatments have fewer therapeutic indications in the current literature. Healthcare providers should be able to initiate the appropriate diagnostic evaluation and assess the utility of non-operative therapies in the treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome. Moreover, healthcare providers should also be able to understand the evidence behind each treatment and the indications for surgical intervention.

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Carpal tunnel syndromeInjectionNon-operative treatmentSplinting

Identifiers

PMID32124335
PMCPMC7174467

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