ArticleHand (New York, N.Y.)2023
When Is It Safe to Operate After Therapeutic Carpal Tunnel Injections?
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- A systematic review of steroid use in peripheral nerve pathologies and treatment.Frontiers in neurology · 2024Pooled it
- Preoperative Corticosteroid Injection and Postoperative Infection Following De Quervain's Release: A National Database Analysis.Hand (New York, N.Y.) · 2026Article
- [Postinfectious dislocation of the tibialis posterior tendon in a prima ballerina : A 13-year case report].Unfallchirurgie (Heidelberg, Germany) · 2025Article
- Are Preoperative Corticosteroid Injections in Large or Intermediate Joints Associated with Surgical Site Infection After Soft Tissue Hand Surgery? A Retrospective Database Analysis.The Journal of hand surgery · 2025Article
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- Elective hand surgery and concomitant corticosteroid injection: Confirming increased infection risk using A national dataset.Surgery in practice and science · 2024Article
- Long-Term Oral Steroid Use: A Unique Risk Factor in 4-Corner Fusion Compared With Other Wrist Salvage Operations.Hand (New York, N.Y.) · 2024Article
- Hand and Upper Extremity Surgical Site Infection Rates Associated With Perioperative Corticosteroid Injection: A Review of the Literature.Hand (New York, N.Y.) · 2024Review
- Chronic Local Injected Corticosteroid Use Increases Likelihood of Postoperative Morbidity Following Median Nerve Decompression for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome.Plastic surgery (Oakville, Ont.) · 2024Article
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- Injections for treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome: A narrative review of the literature.Journal of orthopaedics · 2023Review
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Abstract
backgroundRecent studies suggest increased complications when surgery closely follows corticosteroid injection. The purpose of this study was to understand the occurrence of surgical site infection (SSI), wound complications, and reoperation rates after carpal tunnel release (CTR) when corticosteroid injections were given within 180 days preoperatively.
methodsData were collected from the Truven MarketScan database from 2009 to 2018. Cohorts were created based on preoperative timing of injection (<30, 30-60, 61-90, 91-180 days) and number of injections (0, 1, 2, 3+). Logistic regression was performed to assess the contribution of preoperative injections on 90-day surgical site complications and 1-year reoperation while controlling for demographics and comorbidities.
resultsOverall, 223 899 patients underwent CTR. Of these, 17 391 (7.76%) had a preoperative injection in the 180 days preceding surgery. Univariate analysis demonstrated a relationship between timing of injections and noninfectious wound complications (
conclusionOur study suggests increased risk of SSI, wound complications, and 1-year reoperation when corticosteroid injections are administered in the 30-day preoperative period. In addition, multiple steroid injections may increase the risk of 1-year reoperation.
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