A systematic review of the use of corticosteroid injections with and without local anaesthetic for trigger finger

Autoři: G. J. Hourston ¹; K. R. Quinn ²; J. Chan ²; A. Mckee ³
Působiště autorů: Department of Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, UK ¹; Leicester Medical School, Leicester, UK ²; Department of Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery, North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust, Peterborough, UK ³
Vyšlo v časopise: ACTA CHIRURGIAE PLASTICAE, 67, 3, 2025, pp. 203-209
doi: https://doi.org/10.48095/ccachp2025203

Zdroje

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George J. M. Hourston, MA MB BChir MRCS (Eng) PGCert (MedEd)

Academic clinical fellow

Department of Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery

Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Cambridge, UK

gjmh3@cam.ac.uk

Submitted: 27. 3. 2025

Accepted: 21. 9. 2025