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The primary outcome was the subjective change of symptoms after 3 months. The secondary outcomes were change in electrodiagnostic studies and ultrasonography findings.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>A success rate of 30% was found in the corticosteroid injection group versus 28% in the placebo injection group. Only the nerve cross\u2010sectional area changed significantly in the intervention group, from a mean of 11.9 mm<jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup> to 10.9 mm<jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title><jats:p>We could not demonstrate a positive effect of ultrasound\u2010guided corticosteroid injection in UNE compared with placebo. 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