Subacromial ultrasound guided or systemic steroid injection for rotator cuff disease: Randomised double blind study

BMJ (Online)

Volumn 338, Issue 7689, 2009, Pages 273-275

  Ekeberg, Ole M ^a   Bautz Holter, Erik ^a   Tveitå, Einar K ^a   Juel, Niels G ^a   Kvalheim, Synnøve ^a   Brox, Jens I ^b,c  

^a ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; KENACORT-T; LIDOCAINE; TRIAMCINOLONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISABILITY; DISEASE DURATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; GLUTEUS MAXIMUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NORWAY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; ROTATOR CUFF INJURY; SCORING SYSTEM; SHOULDER PAIN; SUBACROMION BURSA; SYNOVIAL BURSA; SYSTEMIC THERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASOUND;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS; LIDOCAINE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ROTATOR CUFF; SHOULDER PAIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 61849152507     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.a3112     Document Type: Article

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