Sterile abscess formation following a corticosteroid injection for the treatment of plantar fasciitis

Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 466-468

  Buccilli Jr , Theodore A ^a,b   Hall, Hugh Ryan ^a   Solmen, James D ^a  

^a Western Reserve Care System   (United States)

^b Orthopaedic Center ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Corticosteroid; Plantar fasciitis; Sterile abscess

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BUPIVACAINE; CEFALEXIN; CORTICOSTEROID; CORTISONE; DEXAMETHASONE SODIUM PHOSPHATE;

ABSCESS; ABSCESS DRAINAGE; ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CULTURE MEDIUM; EDEMA; ERYTHEMA; FOOT; FOOT PAIN; HEEL; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; INCISION; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; MICROORGANISM; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PLANTAR FASCIITIS; SYMPTOM;

EID: 27644487950     PISSN: 10672516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.jfas.2005.07.020     Document Type: Article

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