
Hand & Wrist
Steroid injection & percutaneous needle aponeurotomy effective for Dupuytren contracture
J Hand Surg Am. 2012 Jul;37(7):1307-12. doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2012.04.026. Epub 2012 May 2647 patients with Dupuytren disease were randomized to examine the effectiveness of triamcinolone acetonide (TA) in treating post-procedural recurrences of the condition. Following a percutaneous needle aponeurotomy (PNA) procedure, patients received either TA or no injections (control group). Upon assessment at 6 months, patients who received TA in combination with percutaneous needle aponeurotomy experienced a significantly greater degree of correction of flexion deformity at 6 months than those who had percutaneous needle aponeurotomy alone.
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