Evidence-based radiology (part 2): Is there sufficient research to support the use of therapeutic injections into the peripheral joints?

Skeletal Radiology

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 11-18

  Peterson, Cynthia ^a   Hodler, Juerg ^a  

^a BALGRIST UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Corticosteroid injections; Joint injections; Therapeutic injections; Therapeutic joint injections; Viscosupplementation

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; CORTICOSTEROID; DEXAMETHASONE; HYALURONIC ACID; LIDOCAINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; METHYLPREDNISOLONE ACETATE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; TRIAMCINOLONE;

ARTHRITIS; ARTHROPATHY; BONE NECROSIS; BURSITIS; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CLINICAL TRIAL; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DE QUERVAIN TENOSYNOVITIS; DRUG EFFICACY; EPICONDYLITIS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FOOT DISEASE; HAND DISEASE; HIP OSTEOARTHRITIS; HUMAN; HUMEROSCAPULAR PERIARTHRITIS; JUVENILE RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; MONOTHERAPY; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; ROTATOR CUFF RUPTURE; SHOULDER DISEASE; SHOULDER IMPINGEMENT SYNDROME; SPLINTING; STENOSING TENOSYNOVITIS; TENDINITIS; TENNIS ELBOW; TENOSYNOVITIS; WRIST DISEASE;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ARTHROGRAPHY; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; JOINTS; PAIN MEASUREMENT;

EID: 72349089156     PISSN: 03642348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00256-009-0784-9     Document Type: Review

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