No difference between one- and two-injection corticosteroid treatments for trigger finger .
A prospective randomized trial comparing the effectiveness of one versus two (staged) corticosteroid injections for the treatment of stenosing tenosynovitis
Hand (N Y). 2014 Sep;9(3):340-5Ninety-seven adult patients suffering from stenosing tenosynovitis, also known as trigger finger, were randomly allocated to treatment using either two staged corticosteroid injections or a single injection. Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand (DASH) scores were used to assess effectiveness of treatment; no significant differences in DASH scores were found between one- and two-injection treatments. Diabetic patients (insulin and non-insulin dependent) who experienced treatment failure prior to 1 year after injection were more likely to require surgical intervention than non-diabetic patients.
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