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Adding Splinting to Corticosteroid Injection for Trigger Finger

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March 2023

Adding Splinting to Corticosteroid Injection for Trigger Finger

Vol: 303| Issue: 3| Number:22| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:1
Journal Level of Evidence:1

The effects of adding splint use to corticosteroid injection for the treatment of trigger finger: A randomized controlled trial

Musculoskeletal Care. 2022 Dec;20(4): 908-916.

Contributing Authors:
H Tajik N Shirzad S Rahimibarghani B Rezapour M Nejadhosseinian ST Faezi HR Fateh

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Synopsis

Sixty patients with trigger finger were randomized to receive a single corticosteroid injection with a full-time static splint at the metacarpophalangeal joint (3 months) (n=30) or a single corticosteroid injection alone (n=30). The primary outcome of interest was the Numeric Pain Rating Scale (NPRS). Secondary outcomes of interest included Boston questionnaire scores for symptom severity and func...

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