The efficacy, accuracy and complications of corticosteroid injections of the knee joint

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 19, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1649-1654

  McGarry, James G ^a   Daruwalla, Zubin J ^a  

^a ADELAIDE AND MEATH HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Complications; Corticosteroids; Infection; Joint injections; Knee; Osteoarthritis

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID;

BACTERIAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INTRAARTICULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRA-ARTICULAR; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 80052902533     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: 14337347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-010-1380-1     Document Type: Review

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