Perceived efficacy and risks of infection following intra-articular injections: A survey of orthopaedic surgeons

Irish Journal of Medical Science

Volumn 174, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 26-32

  Farooq, M A ^a,b   Devitt, A T ^a  

^a Our Lady's Hospital   (Ireland)

^b NONE   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; DEXAMETHASONE; DEXAMETHASONE SODIUM PHOSPHATE; GLUCOCORTICOID; HYDROCORTISONE; HYDROCORTISONE SODIUM PHOSPHATE; HYDROCORTISONE SODIUM SUCCINATE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE SODIUM SUCCINATE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PLACEBO; STEROID; TRIAMCINOLONE;

ARTICLE; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; CARTILAGE DEGENERATION; DATA ANALYSIS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INDICATION; HUMAN; INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; IRELAND; NONHUMAN; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PATIENT SELECTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SIDE EFFECT; SURGEON; UNITED KINGDOM; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 17144370973     PISSN: 00211265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03168515     Document Type: Article

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