Long term effect of local corticosteroid injection for carpal tunnel syndrome: A relation with electrodiagnostic severity

Visser, Leo H.; Ngo, Quang Van; Groeneweg, Sascha J.M.; Brekelmans, G. J. F.

doi:10.1016/j.clinph.2011.08.022

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“…Steroids are a well-established treatment option for the nonoperative management of CTS [5,13,15,23,28,36,38]. Multiple studies have shown their efficacy in the short run, with the benefits apparent at 4 weeks [34].…”

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Prospective Comparison of the Six-Item Carpal Tunnel Symptoms Scale and Portable Nerve Conduction Testing in Measuring the Outcomes of Treatment of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome with Steroid Injection

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Church

Hutchison

2014

Hand (New York, N,Y.)

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Background We prospectively studied patients clinically diagnosed with carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) and treated with the injection of corticosteroid into their carpal tunnel in order to compare changes in the six-item CTS symptoms scale and portable nerve conduction study (NCS) parameters as outcome tools. Our pilot study was the first to assess the utility of the six-item CTS symptom scale (CTS-6) with steroid injections as a patient-directed outcome measure for the treatment of CTS. Methods We enrolled patients who presented to our county hospital orthopedic surgery clinic from August 2012 through August 2013. The patients were clinically diagnosed with CTS. After completing the six-item CTS symptoms scale questionnaire, portable NCS was obtained. Each patient then received an injection of 1 ml of triamcinolone acetonide 40 mg/ml mixed with 1 ml of 1 % lidocaine into the carpal tunnel. Six weeks postinjection, each patient repeated a CTS-6 questionnaire and underwent a repeat portable NCS. The CTS-6 and NCS results were analyzed using the paired samples t test. A Pearson correlation was used to assess the correlation between the changes in the CTS-6 and the NCS measurements. Statistical significance was set at P<0.05. Results Thirty-two wrists in 20 patients were evaluated. There was a statistically significant difference between the CTS-6 scores before and after injection. There were also statistically significant changes in the five of the NCS parameters. None of the correlations between the CTS-6 and the NCS parameters were statistically significant. Conclusions The six-item CTS symptoms scale and portable NCS are both useful measures for evaluating the results of steroid injections. The CTS-6 is an effective tool because of its ease of use, low cost, correspondence with changes in NCS, and ability to monitor the outcome of steroid treatment for carpal tunnel syndrome.

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“…Steroid injections are an option for nonoperative management of carpal tunnel syndrome. While the shortterm efficacy of steroid injections is well established, the duration of benefit is variable [5,13,15,23,28,36,38]. Steroid injections into the carpal tunnel produce improvement in nerve conduction studies (NCS) [1,6,8,12,22,36].…”

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Prospective Comparison of the Six-Item Carpal Tunnel Symptoms Scale and Portable Nerve Conduction Testing in Measuring the Outcomes of Treatment of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome with Steroid Injection

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Church

Hutchison

2014

Hand (New York, N,Y.)

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“…(n = 273) 34 % паци-ентов имели улучшение более 18 мес и 48 % -более 1 года. Средняя продолжительность эффекта состави-ла 15 мес при легком СЗК, 5 мес -при умеренном и 4,5 мес -при выраженном [40]. Наиболее длитель-ное наблюдение за пациентами с СЗК, получившими лечение локальным введением КС, проведено S. Evers и соавт.…”

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Local administration of corticosteroids in treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome

Киселев¹,

Aleksandrov²,

Короткевич³

2018

Neuromuscular Diseases

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“…Motor nerve action potentials were assessed as orthodromic. Motor sweep speed was 5 msec/div (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)(11)(12)(13)(14)(15)(16)(17)(18)(19)(20). Sensory sweep speed was 1 msec/div (2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)(11)(12)(13)(14)(15)(16)(17)(18)(19)(20).…”

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The effect of steroid injection by Novel method in carpal tunnel syndrome on pain severity and electrophysiological findings

Özdemir¹,

Demir²,

Özel³

et al. 2014

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ÖZETAmaç: Bu çalışmadaki amacımız Novel metodu ile yapı-lan lokal steroid enjeksiyon tedavisini hastanın sübjektif şikayetleri ile elektrofizyolojik çalışmalar üzerine olan etkilerinin 3 ay sonra incelenmesidir.Yöntemler: Hafif düzeyde karpal tünel sendromu olan, 5 erkek ve 54 kadın olmak üzere toplam 59 kişide ve 101 elden Novel tekniği ile steroid enjeksiyonu yapıldı. Ağrı şid-detini belirlemek için görsel analog skalası (Visual Analogue Scale) (VAS) uygulandı. VAS ile sinir ileti bulguları enjeksiyon öncesi ve 3 ay sonrası karşılaştırıldı.Bulgular: VAS'a göre sağ el (n:56) enjeksiyon öncesi ortalama ağrı şiddeti 7.79±1.4 3 ay sonrası 3.29±1.9. Sol el (n:45) enjeksiyon öncesi ortalama ağrı şiddeti 7.71±1.2 3 ay sonrası 3.16±2.0 idi. Enjeksiyon sonrası, her iki elde median motor sinir distal latansı istatistiksel olarak anlamlı bulundu (p<0.001). Enjeksiyon sonrası her iki elde median motor hızları istatistiksel olarak anlamsızdı. Enjeksiyon sonrası, her iki elde median duysal distal latansı, amplütüd ve hızı istatistiksel olarak anlamlı bulundu. Sonuçlar: Bizim çalışmamız gösterdi ki hafif şiddetteki karpal tünel sendromunda lokal kortikosteroid enjeksiyon tedavisi sübjektif yakınmalar ve elektrofizyolojik bulgular üzerine etkilidir. Non-dominant elde düzelme, diğer ele göre daha fazla olduğundan dolayı lokal enjeksiyon ile beraber eli nötral pozisyonda tutacak splintler kullanılmalı ve el istirahati yapılmalıdır.Anahtar kelimeler: Karpal tünel sendromu, Novel metod, steroid enjeksiyonu, ağrı şiddeti, sinir ileti çalışmaları ABSTRACT Objective: The aim of the present study is to investigate the effects of local steroid injection therapy with the Novel method on subjective patient complaints and electrophysiological investigations at the end of 3 months.Methods: 101 hands of 59 subjects (5 men and 54 women) with mild carpal tunnel syndrome received steroid injection with the Novel technique. Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) was used to determine the severity of pain. Nerve conduction findings obtained prior to and 3 months after the injection were compared using the VAS.Results: According to the VAS, mean pain severity for the right hand (n:56) was 7.79±1.4 before the injection, and 3.29±1.9 at 3 months. Mean pain severity for the left hand (n=45) was 7.71±1.2 before the injection, and 3.16±2.0 at 3 months. Median motor nerve distal latency was statistically significant for both hands after the injection (p<0.001). Median motor velocity was statistically non-significant in both hands after the injection. After the injection, median sensory distal latency, amplitude and velocity were statistically significant for both hands. Conclusion:The present study showed the efficacy of local steroid injection therapy on subjective complaints and electrophysiological findings in mild carpal tunnel syndrome. Because the improvement is greater in the non-dominant hand compared to the other, splints should be used to keep the hand in neutral position and hand rest should be employed in addition to the local injection.

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Long term effect of local corticosteroid injection for carpal tunnel syndrome: A relation with electrodiagnostic severity

Cited by 55 publications

References 5 publications

Prospective Comparison of the Six-Item Carpal Tunnel Symptoms Scale and Portable Nerve Conduction Testing in Measuring the Outcomes of Treatment of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome with Steroid Injection

Prospective Comparison of the Six-Item Carpal Tunnel Symptoms Scale and Portable Nerve Conduction Testing in Measuring the Outcomes of Treatment of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome with Steroid Injection

Local administration of corticosteroids in treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome

The effect of steroid injection by Novel method in carpal tunnel syndrome on pain severity and electrophysiological findings

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