Are steroid injections effective for tenosynovitis of the hand?

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Title:	Are steroid injections effective for tenosynovitis of the hand?
Author:	Graham, Jeffrey B.; Hulkower, Stephen D.; Bosworth, Michele; White, Elizabeth L.
Keywords:	tendon sheath de Quervain's tenosynovitis splinting
Date:	2007-12
Publisher:	Family Physicians Inquiries Network
Citation:	Journal of Family Practice, 56(12) 2007: 1045-1047.
Abstract:	Yes. Steroid injections are an effective first-line therapy for flexor tenosynovitis of the hand, with a number needed to treat [NNT] of 2.3 for injection of steroids and lidocaine (strength of recommendation [SOR]: B, based on 1 prospective RCT and low- quality studies). Injection into the tendon sheath may not be critical to a successful outcome (SOR: B, based on 1 prospective uncontrolled trial).
URI:	http://hdl.handle.net/10355/3598