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Preoperative corticosteroid injections are associated with worse long-term outcome of surgical carpal tunnel release: A retrospective study of 174 hands with a mean follow-up of 5.5 years
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Failed closed treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is often followed by surgery. We investigated whether preoperative steroid injections could have a negative effect on the long-term outcome of the operation. PATIENTS AND METHODS: 174 hands (164 patients) were operated o...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Informa Healthcare
2014
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3940985/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24286569 http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/17453674.2013.867781 |