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Similar 12 Wk Pain and Function Improvement with Corticosteroid vs Ozone Injection for Carpal Tunnel

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March 2021

Similar 12 Wk Pain and Function Improvement with Corticosteroid vs Ozone Injection for Carpal Tunnel

Vol: 11| Issue: 1| Number:4| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:1
Journal Level of Evidence:1

Comparison of Ultrasound-Guided Local Ozone (O2-O3) Injection Versus Corticosteroid Injection in Patients With Mild to Moderate Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Am J Phys Med Rehabil. 2021 Feb 1;100(2): 168-172.

Contributing Authors:
B Forogh H Mohamadi HR Fadavi SP Madani N Aflakian F Ghazaie A Babaei-Ghazani

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Forty patients with mild-to-moderate carpal tunnel syndrome (both unilateral and bilateral cases were included) were randomized to receive an ultrasound-guided injection of ozone (n=20) or corticosteroid (triamcinolone; n=20). The primary outcome of interest included pain on a Visual Analogue Scale (VAS). Secondary outcomes of interest included the Boston Carpal Tunnel Questionnaire symptom severi...

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