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Patient data were collected from hospital records, and symptoms were assessed using the Boston Carpal Tunnel Symptom Questionnaire (BCTQ), the Douleur Neuropathique 4 (DN4) and the Numeric Rating Scale (NRS). Statistical analyses included Student's t-test, Mann-Whitney U test, Fisher's exact test, ANOVA, Kruskal-Wallis test, descriptive analyses, and power analyses.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      During the first month of intervention, group S had higher BCTQ scores than the other two groups\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">(p\u2009&lt;\u20090.001<\/jats:italic>\n                      ). In the postpartum period, the order of scores was Group S\u2009&gt;\u2009Group I\u2009&gt;\u2009Group I\u2009+\u2009S\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">(p\u2009&lt;\u20090.001).<\/jats:italic>\n                      The effect size was significant with Partial eta squared\u2009=\u20090.369.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The combination of splinting and injection seems to be more effective in the short term period. 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