Feasibility of sonography for intra-articular injections in the knee through a medial patellar portal

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1465-1470

  Im, Sang Hee ^a   Lee, Sang Chul ^b   Park, Yong Bum ^c   Cho, Sung Rae ^d   Kim, Jong Chan ^b  

^a Jeju National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Kwandong University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Inje University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^d Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Injection; Knee; Sonography

Indexed keywords

HYALURONIC ACID; INJECTION (OIL WELLS); ULTRASONIC IMAGING; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

ACCURACY RATE; HIGH RESOLUTION; INTRA-ARTICULAR INJECTION; KNEE; KNEE JOINT; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGES; SONOGRAPHIC;

JOINTS (ANATOMY);

ANALGESIC AGENT; HYALURONIC ACID;

ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAARTICULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; KNEE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATELLA; PUNCTURE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ANALGESICS; ARTHRALGIA; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYALURONIC ACID; INJECTIONS, INTRA-ARTICULAR; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATELLA; PUNCTURES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL;

EID: 73949135072     PISSN: 02784297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7863/jum.2009.28.11.1465     Document Type: Article

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