Ultrasound Guided Steroids Injection for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Naglaa Dabees; Hanan El-Saadany; Aly El-Barbary; Al-Shimaa Ammar

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Ultrasound Guided Steroids Injection for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Naglaa Dabees, Hanan El-Saadany, Aly El-Barbary, Al-Shimaa Ammar

Published in International Journal of Medical Imaging (Volume 3, Issue 4)

Received: 26 May 2015 Accepted: 7 June 2015 Published: 16 June 2015

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Abstract

Objective: The aim of this work was to evaluate the role of ultrasound-guided steroids injection for carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS). Study design: This is a prospective study done on thirty patients with carpal tunnel syndrome with mild to moderate severity. Patients were divided into two groups; group I of fifteen patients `wrists injected by steroids using ultrasound guidance and group II of another fifteen patients injected blindly- as control- with the same material .Results: There was significant improvement in symptoms and ultrasound findings, after steroid injection, in both groups, being more in group I than group II, with shorter average time to symptom relief, in group I than group II. Moreover, the complications were significantly lower in group I than group II. Conclusions: Ultrasound guided steroids injection is more effective in reducing the symptoms and improving function of CTS with lower risk of nerve injury than blind local steroid injection.

Published in	International Journal of Medical Imaging (Volume 3, Issue 4)
DOI	10.11648/j.ijmi.20150304.12
Page(s)	75-81
Creative Commons	This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, provided the original work is properly cited.
Copyright	Copyright © The Author(s), 2015. Published by Science Publishing Group

Keywords

Ultrasound, Steroids Injection, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

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Naglaa Dabees, Hanan El-Saadany, Aly El-Barbary, Al-Shimaa Ammar. (2015). Ultrasound Guided Steroids Injection for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. International Journal of Medical Imaging, 3(4), 75-81. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ijmi.20150304.12

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Naglaa Dabees, Hanan El-Saadany, Aly El-Barbary, Al-Shimaa Ammar. Ultrasound Guided Steroids Injection for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. Int J Med Imaging. 2015;3(4):75-81. doi: 10.11648/j.ijmi.20150304.12

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Naglaa Dabees

Radiodiagnosis Departments, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt
Hanan El-Saadany

Physical Medicine Departments, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt
Aly El-Barbary

Radiodiagnosis Departments, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt
Al-Shimaa Ammar

Radiodiagnosis Departments, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt

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Naglaa Dabees; Hanan El-Saadany; Aly El-Barbary; Al-Shimaa Ammar. Ultrasound Guided Steroids Injection for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. Int. J. Med. Imaging 2015, 3(4), 75-81. doi: 10.11648/j.ijmi.20150304.12

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Naglaa Dabees, Hanan El-Saadany, Aly El-Barbary, Al-Shimaa Ammar. Ultrasound Guided Steroids Injection for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. Int J Med Imaging. 2015;3(4):75-81. doi: 10.11648/j.ijmi.20150304.12

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T1  - Ultrasound Guided Steroids Injection for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
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AU  - Hanan El-Saadany
AU  - Aly El-Barbary
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IS  - 4
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