The effectiveness of corticosteroid injection versus night splints for carpal tunnel syndrome: 24-month follow-up of a randomised trial.
Claire BurtonTrishna Rathod-MistrySteven BlackburnMilica Blagojevic-BucknallLinda ChestertonGraham DavenportKrysia DziedzicAdele HigginbottomSue JowettHelen MyersRaymond OppongDanielle van der WindtElaine HayEdward RoddyPublished in: Rheumatology (Oxford, England) (2022)
Over 24 months, surgical intervention rates were low in both groups, but less frequent in the NS group. Whilst there were no differences in the clinical effectiveness of CSI and NS, initial treatment with CSI may not be cost-effective in the long-term compared with NS.