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A range of options are available for the conservative treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS).1-4 Non-operative methods include immobilisation of the affected hand with wrist splint; local injection of steroids and drugs such as diuretics and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs.6-11 These oral drugs are thought to decrease the volume of swollen tissue within the CTS and are widely used, but there is limited clinical evidence for their role.
This prospective randomised, double blind, placebo controlled study aimed at evaluating the effect of oral steroids in the symptomatic treatment of CTS. We recruited patients with newly diagnosed CTS of more than three months' duration with confirmatory electrophysiological results (prolonged median nerve distal motor latencies >4 ms or median ulnar palmar sensory latency difference >0.5 ms) including electromyographic recordings of the abductor …