LOCAL STEROID INJECTION OR SURGERY IN THE MANAGEMENT OF CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; THE POSSIBLE PREDICTIVE FACTORS FOR THE CHOICE OF TREATMENT
A total of 178 patients with 202 affected hands were studied prospectively for the management of carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS). Eighty six patients (105 hands) were treated with local steroid injection and 92 patients (97 hands) treated by surgical decompression, the follow up period ranged from 1 to...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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university of basrah
2007-06-01
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| Series: | Basrah Journal of Surgery |
| Online Access: | https://bjsrg.uobasrah.edu.iq/article_56241_0fbd467c5bde7c494147beb5cbdaf1cf.pdf |