Percutaneous steroidal treatment in relapses of chronic tendinopathies: A pilot study

International Journal of Immunopathology and Pharmacology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 211-216

  Salini, V ^a   Abate, Michele ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Corticosteroid; Tendinopathies; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

BETAMETHASONE VALERATE; ICE; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPRESSION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG PENETRATION; DRUG TOLERABILITY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; PAIN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELAPSE; REST; TENDINITIS; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ANALGESIA; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMPRESSION THERAPY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CRYOTHERAPY; DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE; DRUG RELEASE; FILM; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; LIMB ELEVATION; MEDICATED PLASTER; MIDDLE AGED; OPEN STUDY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PILOT STUDY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STEROID THERAPY; AGED; INTRADERMAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; RECURRENT DISEASE;

ADMINISTRATION, CUTANEOUS; ADULT; AGED; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; BETAMETHASONE 17-VALERATE; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PILOT PROJECTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECURRENCE; TENDINOPATHY;

EID: 79957790189     PISSN: 03946320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/039463201102400125     Document Type: Article

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