Corticosteroid injections for osteoarthritis

American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 85, Issue 11 SUPPL., 2006, Pages

  Stitik, Todd P ^a   Kumar, Ajay ^a   Foye, Patrick M ^a  

^a RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Corticosteroids; Injections; Osteoarthritis; Treatment

Indexed keywords

BETAMETHASONE ACETATE; BETAMETHASONE SODIUM PHOSPHATE; CORTICOSTEROID; DEXAMETHASONE ACETATE; DEXAMETHASONE SODIUM PHOSPHATE; HYDROCORTISONE ACETATE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE ACETATE; PREDNISOLONE; TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE; TRIAMCINOLONE HEXACETONIDE;

ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; ALLERGIC REACTION; ANAPHYLAXIS; AQUATIC EXERCISE; ARTERY THROMBOSIS; ARTHROPATHY; ASTHMA; AVASCULAR NECROSIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEPIGMENTATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG EFFICACY; ELECTROLYTE DISTURBANCE; ENDOCRINE DISEASE; FAT NECROSIS; FLUSHING; GLUCOSE INTOLERANCE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HYPERADRENOCORTICISM; HYPERSENSITIVITY REACTION; IMMUNOTOXICITY; INFECTIOUS ARTHRITIS; JOINT CAPSULE; KNEE; LIGAMENT RUPTURE; LIVEDO RETICULARIS; MENSTRUATION DISORDER; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; NEUROTOXICITY; OSTEOARTHRITIS; OSTEOPOROSIS; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION; REVIEW; SIDE EFFECT; SKIN ATROPHY; SKIN TOXICITY;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ANIMALS; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRA-ARTICULAR; OSTEOARTHRITIS;

EID: 33750623209     PISSN: 08949115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.phm.0000245508.35730.f3     Document Type: Review

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