Adverse effects of extra-articular corticosteroid injections: A systematic review

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

Volumn 11, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Brinks, Aaltien ^a   Koes, Bart W ^a   Volkers, Aloysius Cw ^a   Verhaar, Jan A N ^a   Bierma Zeinstra, Sita M A ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETAMETHASONE; CORTICOSTEROID; DEXAMETHASONE; HYDROCORTISONE; LIDOCAINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; MEPIVACAINE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE ACETATE; PARAMETHASONE; PARAMETHASONE ACETONIDE; PREDNISOLONE; PROLOCAINE; TRIAMCINOLONE; TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ACUTE TRANSIENT SYMPATHETIC REACTION; ADVERSE DRUG REACTION; ARTICLE; CELLULITIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; ECCHYMOSIS; ELBOW PAIN; ELBOW SWELLING; FACIAL FLUSH; FLUSHING; HAND TINGLING; HEMATOMA; HOT FLUSH; HUMAN; HYPOPIGMENTATION; INJECTION SITE PAIN; MENSTRUAL IRREGULARITY; NECROTIZING FASCIITIS; OSTEOMYELITIS; PAIN; PARESTHESIA; PROTOTHECOSIS; RASH; RUPTURE; SIDE EFFECT; SKIN ATROPHY; SKIN DEFECT; SKIN DISCOLORATION; SKIN IRRITATION; SKIN TOXICITY; STEROID FLARE; SUBCUTANEOUS NODULE; SWELLING; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TENDON RUPTURE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; HUMANS; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 77956473714     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712474     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2474-11-206     Document Type: Article

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