Intra-flexor retinaculum steroid injection in elderly patients with carpal tunnel syndrome: A randomized clinical trial.

Introduction: The efficacy of ultrasonography-guided intra-flexor retinaculum corticosteroid injection is compared to within-carpal tunnel steroid injection, for the treatment of elderly patients with carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS).

Material & Methods: In this prospective, double-blind, randomized trial, the elderly patients with CTS are allocated 1:1 into the two treatment groups. Subjects and assessors remained blinded to group allocation throughout the trial.

A Framework for National Rehabilitation Policy and Strategies in Iran: A Scoping Review of Experiences in Other Countries.

Background: The main objective of this study was to review the goals and programs of rehabilitative care in different countries to achieve a framework for a national operational plan for expanding rehabilitation services in Iran.

Methods: In this qualitative study (scoping review), national rehabilitation documents were reviewed in a selected list of countries. We searched several databases including Web of Science, PubMed, Scopus, and Google Scholar and main website such as WHO.

Sensitivity of high-resolution ultrasonography in clinically diagnosed carpal tunnel syndrome patients with hand pain and normal nerve conduction studies.

Background: Suspecting carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) in patients with hand pain is usual. Considering the variable rate of false-negative results in nerve conduction study (NCS), as a frequent reference confirmatory standard test, we aimed to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of neuromuscular ultrasound in patients with clinical evidence of CTS and normal NCS.

Methods: It was a diagnostic accuracy study conducted in the outpatient clinic of Rofaydeh Hospital, Tehran, Iran, between July 2012 and December 2016; it recruited clinically diagnosed CTS patients and a control group.

Effects of adult day care services on disability in older persons: Evaluation of a designed service package in Iran.

Objective: To assess the effects of a rehabilitation service package designed by the State Welfare Organization of Iran for adult day care centres on the disability of older clients.

Methods: A case-control study, with 46 older participants in the case group and 46 participants, matched for level of disability, in a control group. The World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule 2 was used to collect data at 4 time-points: baseline and 2, 4, and 6 months later.

The pattern of muscle involvement in ulnar neuropathy at the elbow.

Objective: To determine the pattern of muscle involvement in patients with ulnar neuropathy at the elbow.

Materials And Methods: This study evaluated all patients referred for upper limb electrodiagnostic study (EDX) during 2007-2011 and included. patients with clinical signs and symptoms of ulnar neuropathy at the elbow.