The long term effect of an intra-articular injection of corticosteroids in the acromioclavicular joint

Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 376-379

  van Riet, Roger P ^a,b   Goehre, Tom ^c   Bell, Simon N ^c  

^a Monica Hospital   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

AC joint; Acromioclavicular; Arthritis; Case Series; Corticosteroids; Level IV; Shoulder; Treatment Study

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID;

ACROMIOCLAVICULAR JOINT; ADULT; AGED; AMERICAN SHOULDER AND ELBOW SURGEON; ARTHROSCOPIC SURGERY; ARTICLE; CLAVICLE; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DRUG ADMINISTRATION ROUTE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT LOS ANGELES; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ACROMIOCLAVICULAR JOINT; ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; ARTHRALGIA; COHORT STUDIES; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRA-ARTICULAR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84856610920     PISSN: 10582746     EISSN: 15326500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jse.2011.05.010     Document Type: Article

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