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Assessing the efficacy of additional steroid injection to percutaneous trigger finger release
June 2019
Assessing the efficacy of additional steroid injection to percutaneous trigger finger release
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:2
Journal Level of Evidence:N/A
Effects of simultaneous steroid injection after percutaneous trigger finger release: a randomized controlled trial
J Hand Surg Eur Vol. 2019 May;44(4):372-378. doi: 10.1177/1753193418813771Did you know you're eligible to earn 0.5 CME credits for reading this report? Click Here
Synopsis
112 patients with trigger finger were randomized to percutaneous release of the A1 pulley with or without the addition of a steroid injection. Patients were assessed after 3 weeks and 3 months for outcome on a patient global impression of improvement scale, modified Quinnell grade, and pain on a visual analog scale. Results demonstrated significantly better scores in the group which received the a...
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