The Influence of Corticosteroid Injections on Postoperative Outcomes of Carpal Tunnel Release: A Systematic Review

Ali Kumaş; Milly van de Warenburg; Tinatin Natroshvili; Marius Kemler; Mahyar Foumani

doi:10.1055/s-0043-1769739

Archives of Plastic Surgery (Jul 2023)

The Influence of Corticosteroid Injections on Postoperative Outcomes of Carpal Tunnel Release: A Systematic Review

Ali Kumaş,
Milly van de Warenburg,
Tinatin Natroshvili,
Marius Kemler,
Mahyar Foumani

Affiliations

Ali Kumaş: ORCiD; Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Hand Surgery, Martini Hospital, Groningen, The Netherlands
Milly van de Warenburg: ORCiD; Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Hand Surgery, Martini Hospital, Groningen, The Netherlands
Tinatin Natroshvili: ORCiD; Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Hand Surgery, Martini Hospital, Groningen, The Netherlands
Marius Kemler: ORCiD; Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Hand Surgery, Martini Hospital, Groningen, The Netherlands
Mahyar Foumani: ORCiD; Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Hand Surgery, Martini Hospital, Groningen, The Netherlands

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0043-1769739
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 50, no. 04
pp. 398 – 408

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Background Carpal tunnel syndrome can be treated with corticosteroid injections (CIs) and surgery. In this systematic review, the influence of previous CI on different postoperative outcomes after carpal tunnel release is evaluated.

Published in Archives of Plastic Surgery

ISSN: 2234-6163 (Print); 2234-6171 (Online)
Publisher: Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc.
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Medicine: Surgery
Website: https://doi.org/10.1055/s-00051611

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