
Hand & Wrist
AAOS 2016: Mixed short-term results of added steroid injection to A1 pulley release
112 digits in patients scheduled for percutaneous A1 pulley release were randomized to the procedure with or without the addition of a steroid injection immediately after. The purpose of this study was to compare measures of clinical outcome between groups. Assessments were conducted at 3 weeks and 3 months follow-up, with pain, Patient Global Impression of Improvement (PGI-I), proximal interphalangeal (PIP) joint range of motion (ROM), and the modified Quinnell grade assessed. Pain was not significant different between groups at 3 weeks, but significantly higher at 3 months in those who received a steroid injection. In contrast, PIP joint ROM and the PGI-I were both significantlyhigher at 3 weeks in the group who received steroid injection compared to those who did not; differences in these outcomes at 3 months were not significant. Subgroup analyses suggested possibly greater efficacy of the additional steroid to percutaneous A1 pulley release in those with greater baseline symptom severity.
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