Surgical decompression versus local steroid injection in carpal tunnel syndrome: A one-year, prospective, randomized, open, controlled clinical trial

2005 ◽  
Vol 52 (2) ◽  
pp. 612-619 ◽  
Author(s):  
Domingo Ly-Pen ◽  
José-Luis Andréu ◽  
Gema de Blas ◽  
Alberto Sánchez-Olaso ◽  
Isabel Millán
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Trial ◽  
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome ◽  
Carpal Tunnel ◽  
Steroid Injection ◽  
Surgical Decompression ◽  
Controlled Clinical Trial ◽  
Tunnel Syndrome ◽  
Local Steroid Injection ◽  
One Year

1287 A Comparison of Surgical Decompression and Steroid Injections to Treat Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: A Meta-Analysis

2021 ◽  
Vol 108 (Supplement_6) ◽  
Author(s):  
F La Costa
Keyword(s):  
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome ◽  
Carpal Tunnel ◽  
Steroid Injection ◽  
Muscular Atrophy ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Surgical Decompression ◽  
Optimal Treatment ◽  
Post Treatment ◽  
Entrapment Neuropathies ◽  
Tunnel Syndrome

Abstract Introduction Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is caused by compression of the median nerve at the wrist. It accounts for 90% of all entrapment neuropathies, with a 7-16% in the UK. It has a significant impact on patients’ daily lives. Clinically, CTS results in paraesthesia, while extreme cases may involve muscular atrophy and weakness. There is currently a disparity between optimal treatments for CTS. Therefore, this paper aims to identify the optimal treatment for CTS with post-treatment BCTQ (Boston Carpal Tunnel Questionnaire) scores (including both functional and symptomatic severity) at 1, 3 and 6 months. Method The BCTQ scores for were sited from PubMed, Google Scholar and the University of Dundee Library search engine by entering key words such as “carpal tunnel syndrome”, “surgical decompression”, “surgical release” and “steroid injection”. Means and standard deviations for pre- and post-treatment after 1, 3 and 6 months were obtained. From this, forest plots were constructed using a software where steroid injection and surgical decompression were inputted separately, and effect sizes were then compared for 1, 3 and 6 months. Results The meta-analysis included reviewing 133 articles. The effect size was determined using the random effects model. Steroid injection was more effective than surgical decompression after 1 and 3 months. However, after 6 months, surgical decompression was more effective. Conclusions Identification of long-term relief of CTS through surgical decompression allows the reduction of symptom recurrence and thus costly follow-up appointments. This study provides robust clinical findings for the optimal treatment of CTS.

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