High risk of adrenal insufficiency after a single articular steroid injection in athletes

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1036-1043

  Duclos, Martine ^a,b,c   Guinot, Michel ^d   Colsy, Marina ^a   Merle, Francis ^e   Baudot, Christophe ^e   Corcuff, Jean Benoit ^f   Lebouc, Yves ^g,h,i  

^a SERVICE DE RHUMATOLOGIE   (France)

^b INRA and University of Auvergne   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ CLERMONT AUVERGNE   (France)

^d GRENOBLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^e Bordeaux Merignac Clinic   (France)

^f HAUT LÉVÊQUE HOSPITAL   (France)

^g ASSISTANCE PUBLIQUE HÔPITAUX DE PARIS   (France)

^h SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

ⁱ INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

Hypothalamo pituitary adrenal axis; Intraarticular corticosteroids; Periarticular corticosteroids; Sport

Indexed keywords

BETAMETHASONE; CORTICOSTEROID; CORTICOTROPIN; CORTIVAZOL; HYDROCORTISONE;

ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DOSE RESPONSE; ENDOCRINE FUNCTION; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HORMONAL REGULATION; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; JOINT INJURY; MALE; SIDE EFFECT; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; SPORT INJURY;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; ADULT; FRANCE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRA-ARTICULAR; MALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPORTS;

EID: 34347345078     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: 15300315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1249/mss.0b013e31805468d6     Document Type: Article

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