Controlled study of the use of local steroid injection in the treatment of trigger finger and thumb

M A Lambert; R J Morton; J P Sloan

doi:10.1016/0266-7681(92)90014-s

Controlled study of the use of local steroid injection in the treatment of trigger finger and thumb

J Hand Surg Br. 1992 Feb;17(1):69-70. doi: 10.1016/0266-7681(92)90014-s.

Authors

M A Lambert¹, R J Morton, J P Sloan

Affiliation

¹ Accident and Emergency Department, General Infirmary, Leeds.

PMID: 1640148
DOI: 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 less than 0.05). This is the first controlled trial of local steroid therapy in this condition.

Publication types

Clinical Trial
Controlled Clinical Trial

MeSH terms

Adult
Aged
Double-Blind Method
Female
Fingers*
Humans
Injections
Male
Methylprednisolone / analogs & derivatives*
Methylprednisolone / therapeutic use
Methylprednisolone Acetate
Middle Aged
Myofascial Pain Syndromes / drug therapy*
Prospective Studies
Thumb

Substances

Methylprednisolone Acetate
Methylprednisolone