Injection with methylprednisolone proximal to the carpal tunnel: randomised double blind trial
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Injection with methylprednisolone proximal to the carpal tunnel: randomised double blind trial.
OBJECTIVE To assess the effect of a 40 mg methylprednisolone injection proximal to the carpal tunnel in patients with the carpal tunnel syndrome. DESIGN Randomised double blind placebo controlled trial. SETTING Outpatient neurology clinic in a district general hospital. PARTICIPANTS Patients with symptoms of the carpal tunnel syndrome for more than 3 months, confirmed by electrophysiologi...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMJ
سال: 1999
ISSN: 0959-8138,1468-5833
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.319.7214.884