title: Ultrasound-guided steroid injection to treat mild ulnar neuropathy at the elbow.
abstract: There exists no "gold standard" in the treatment of ulnar neuropathy at the elbow (UNE). We treated 7 patients with mild UNE using a local steroid injection with ultrasonographic monitoring. At clinical follow-up after 6 weeks, 4 patients had improved, 2 were stable, and 1 reported an increase in symptoms. Ultrasound-guided steroid injection in mild UNE is safe and could be effective. Further investigation is needed to prove its efficacy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, HagaZiekenhuis, Leyweg 275, 2545 CH Den Haag, The Netherlands. ajjrampen@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Anneke J J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Rampen
authors.forename: Paul W
authors.initials: PW
authors.lastname: Wirtz
authors.forename: Denes L J
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Tavy
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004550:Elbow / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013256:Steroids / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D020424:Ulnar Neuropathies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy*; D014463:Ultrasonography
chemical_list: D013256:Steroids