Waqas Raza, Abu Bakar, Shabir Awan, Raja Irfan Qadir.
Outcome of steroid injections in patients with de-quervain\'s tenosynovitis.
J Med Sci Jan ;28(2):162-6.

Objective: To determine the outcome of steroid injections in patients with de Quervain`s tenosynovitis. Material and Methods: This Descriptive case series was conducted in the Department of Orthopedics Surgery, Hayatabad Medical Complex, Peshawar from April 2017 to Jan 2018. Patients of any gender, age group 18-55 presenting with de Quervain`s disease were included. Sample size was 97, using 95% confidence interval, and 10% margin of error, under WHO software for sample size calculation. Positive test means ulnar deviation of the wrist with flexed thumb lead to pain; outcome was determined by obtaining negative Finkelstein`s test at 3 weeks follow up. Results: Total No of 97 patients with de Quervain tenosynovitis (Positive Finkelstcin`s test) were selected and Finkelstcin`s test was performed at three weeks after steroid injection to study its effect. 96% of the patients were female and in 99% dis-ease was noted on the dominant side. The mean age in study was 33.9+ 5.3 SD. Efficacy was observed to be 95% however its association with age has p value .000 and gender .000.Conclusions: Local steroid injection in patients with de Quervain`s tenosynovitis is effective at three weeks in term of Finkel-stein`s test

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