Intra-articular injections for osteoarthritis of the knee

Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics

Volumn 48, Issue 1231, 2006, Pages 25-27

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Indexed keywords

ARISTOCORT FORTE; CORTICOSTEROID; EUFLEXXA; HYALURONIC ACID; LIDOCAINE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE ACETATE; TEVA; TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE; TRIAMCINOLONE HEXACETONIDE;

ANAPHYLAXIS; AVASCULAR NECROSIS; BACTERIAL ARTHRITIS; BLEEDING; CLINICAL TRIAL; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DRUG COST; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG INDICATION; EFFUSION; FLUSHING; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; GOUT; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; INJECTION SITE ERYTHEMA; INJECTION SITE INFLAMMATION; INJECTION SITE PAIN; INJECTION SITE SWELLING; INJECTION SITE WARMTH; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; LIPOATROPHY; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PRURITUS; PSEUDOGOUT; RASH; SHORT SURVEY; SIDE EFFECT; SKIN ATROPHY; STOMACH ULCER; TENDINITIS; TENDON RUPTURE; ARTICLE; INTRAARTICULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; HUMANS; HYALURONIC ACID; INJECTIONS, INTRA-ARTICULAR; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE;

EID: 33645753077     PISSN: 0025732X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Short Survey

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