Long-term Efficacy of Corticosteroid Injection for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT: Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is a debilitating condition that can cause significant morbidity. Corticosteroid injection (CI) is a popular treatment for CTS. Short-term benefits of CI for CTS have been reported, but there is little evidence on long-term outcomes. We performed a systematic review in the PubMed/MEDLINE and Cochrane Library databases to identify studies which reported outcomes of CI for CTS with at least 1-year follow-up. We identified 20 total studies and extracted data on outcomes such as number of patients needing eventual surgery or reinjection, complications, and functional scores. In included studies, 41.6% of patients underwent eventual carpal tunnel release surgery (CTRS), 29% underwent reinjection, there were no major and approximately 34/1133 (3.0%) minor complicatio

SUBMITTER: Chan PYW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11571550 | biostudies-literature | 2025 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature