Controlled Study of the Use of Local Steroid Injection in the Treatment of Trigger Finger and Thumb

1 February 1992

journal article
research article
Published by SAGE Publications in Journal of Hand Surgery (European Volume)

Vol. 17 (1) , 69-70
https://doi.org/10.1016/0266-7681(92)90014-s

Abstract

A controlled double-blind prospective study of injection of methylprednisolone acetate plus local anaesthetic against a control injection of a local anaesthetic in the treatment of trigger finger and thumb has shown a 60% success rate for the steroid injection against 16% for the control group (p < 0.05). This is the first controlled trial of local steroid therapy in this condition.

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