Cited 18 times since 2012 (1.4 per year) source: EuropePMC The Journal of hand surgery, European volume, Volume 38, Issue 6, 6 1 2012, Pages 634-639 The long-term follow-up of treatment with corticosteroid injections in patients with carpal tunnel syndrome. When are multiple injections indicated? Berger M, Vermeulen M, Koelman JH, van Schaik IN, Roos YB
The objective of this prospective study was to investigate the long-term effect of one or more local corticosteroid injections in patients with carpal tunnel syndrome and whether a good response can be predicted. Follow-up visits took place at 3 weeks, 6 months, and 1 year after the first corticosteroid injection. Thirty of the 120 patients (25%) had a good outcome with a single injection, 11 additional patients (9%) needed a second injection, and five patients (4%) needed a third injection to reach a good outcome after 1 year. Of patients with an initial good treatment response, 28 (52%) had a good outcome after 1 year compared with 18 (27 %) who had an initially moderate or no response to treatment. One-third of patients with carpal tunnel syndrome had a long-term beneficial effect from corticosteroid injection, especially when they had a good initial response.
