Blind or ultrasound-guided corticosteroid injections and short-term response in subacromial impingement syndrome: A randomized, double-blind, prospective study

American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 91, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 658-665

  Dogu, Beril ^a   Yucel, Serap Dalgic ^a   Sag, Sinem Yamac ^a   Bankaoglu, Mujdat ^a   Kuran, Banu ^a  

^a SISLI ETFAL TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Accuracy; Blind Injection; Subacromial Corticosteroid Injection; Ultrasonography Guided Injection

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; BETAMETHASONE; BETAMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE; BETAMETHASONE-17,21-DIPROPIONATE; CONTRAST MEDIUM; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; DRUG DERIVATIVE; GADOLINIUM PENTETATE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; PRILOCAINE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAARTICULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATHOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SHOULDER; SHOULDER IMPINGEMENT SYNDROME; SHOULDER PAIN;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; BETAMETHASONE; CONTRAST MEDIA; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; GADOLINIUM DTPA; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRA-ARTICULAR; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PRILOCAINE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SHOULDER IMPINGEMENT SYNDROME; SHOULDER JOINT; SHOULDER PAIN; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL;

EID: 84864328473     PISSN: 08949115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PHM.0b013e318255978a     Document Type: Article

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