TY - JOUR
AU1 - Safi, Ali Shahad
AU2 - Alseady, Hussein A.
AU3 - Younise, Mohammed H.
AU4 - 
AB - Carpal tunnel syndrome(CTS) is the most commonly occurring peripheral nerve compression neuropathy and its condition characterized by an abnormality of the median nerve function due to compression of the nerve within the carpal tunnel. Surgical release of the transverse carpal ligament is an effective treatment for patients with CTS. Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, diuretics, vitamin B6 injection, ultrasound therapy, laser therapy, acupuncture, magnetic therapy, bracing and local steroid injections have been used for closed treatment of CTS and effective results in the short-term treatment have been demonstrated clearly only for bracing and local steroid injections. Aim: was to identify the effect of local steroid injection on the outcome of surgical release of CTS. A prospective study that was conducted in the Orthopedic Department of at Basra General Hospital during the period from 1st of July 2005 till end of September 2006 on 40 patients, 20 of them with received local steroid injection (group A) and 20 without local steroid injection (group B virgin carpal tunnel) operations done to release the tunnel with monthly follow up by telephone call because of social and security problems at time of study. Pearson’s Chi–square test was used to assess statistical association between injection of 
TI - Comparison of surgical out come between virgin carpal tunnel syndrome and previous local steroid injected tunnel
JF - Muthanna Medical Journal
DO - 10.52113/1/7.2/20.33
DA - 2020-12-21
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/unpaywall/comparison-of-surgical-out-come-between-virgin-carpal-tunnel-syndrome-5WV3ZXcsnu
DP - DeepDyve
ER -