Improving injection accuracy of the elbow, knee, and shoulder: Does injection site and imaging make a difference? A systematic review

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 656-662

  Daley, Erika L ^a   Bajaj, Sarvottam ^a   Bisson, Leslie J ^b   Cole, Brian J ^a  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

accuracy; injection; joints; systematic review

Indexed keywords

ARTHROGRAPHY; ELBOW; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; INTRAARTICULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; KNEE; METHODOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; REPRODUCIBILITY; REVIEW; SHOULDER;

ARTHROGRAPHY; ELBOW JOINT; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRA-ARTICULAR; KNEE JOINT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SHOULDER JOINT; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL;

EID: 79952718960     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546510390610     Document Type: Review

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