Complications of intra- and peri-articular steroid injections

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 49, Issue 443, 1999, Pages 465-466

  Kumar, Naresh ^b   Newman, Raymond J ^a  

^a HARROGATE DISTRICT HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Infiltration; Intra articular injection; Local anaesthetic; Steroids

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE ACETATE; STEROID;

ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJECTION PAIN; INJECTION SITE; INTRAARTICULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT; PERIARTICULAR JOINT DISEASE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SYNCOPE; VERTIGO;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRA-ARTICULAR; MALE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0033011657     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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