Open AccessWhat Patient-related Factors are Associated with an Increased Risk of Surgery in Patients with Stenosing Tenosynovitis? A Prospective Study
Author(s) -
Albert E. Sobel,
Adam E.M. Eltorai,
Barrett Weiss,
P. Kaveh Mansuripur,
ArnoldPeter C. Weiss
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
clinical orthopaedics and related research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1528-1132
pISSN - 0009-921X
DOI - 10.1097/corr.0000000000000818
Subject(s) - medicine , corticosteroid , prospective cohort study , tenosynovitis , surgery , logistic regression , trigger finger , confounding , alternative medicine , pathology
Numerous patient-related risk factors have been identified as contributors to patient progression to operative treatment of stenosing tenosynovitis (STS). Identifying patients most at risk of undergoing surgery after receiving a corticosteroid injection would enable health care providers to identify patients most likely to benefit from nonsurgical treatment.