Corticosteroid injection for trigger finger: blinded or ultrasound-guided injection?

Cecen G. S., Gulabi D., Saglam F., Tanju N. U., Bekler H. I.

ARCHIVES OF ORTHOPAEDIC AND TRAUMA SURGERY, vol.135, no.1, pp.125-131, 2015 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 135 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2015
  • Doi Number: 10.1007/s00402-014-2110-9
  • Journal Name: ARCHIVES OF ORTHOPAEDIC AND TRAUMA SURGERY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.125-131
  • Keywords: Trigger finger, Ultrasound, Corticosteroid, injection, STEROID INJECTION, DIABETIC-PATIENTS, EFFICACY, SURGERY, RELEASE, DIGITS, THUMB, PAIN
  • Marmara University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Trigger digit is one of the most common causes of pain and disability in the hand. The mainstay of conservative treatment of this disease has been local steroid injection into the tendon sheath. The aim of this study was to investigate the clinical benefit of an ultrasound-guided corticosteroid injection compared to a blinded application.