The clinical and functional outcomes of ultrasound-guided vs landmark-guided injections for adults with shoulder pathology-A systematic review and meta-analysis

Rheumatology (United Kingdom)

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 743-751

  Sage, William ^a   Pickup, Luke ^a   Smith, Toby O ^a   Denton, Erika R E ^b   Toms, Andoni P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^c NORFOLK AND NORWICH UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Intra articular injection; Meta analysis; Shoulder; Steroids; Systematic review; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

BETAMETHASONE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE ACETATE; TRIAMCINOLONE;

ABDUCTION; ARTICLE; HUMAN; INJECTION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LANDMARK GUIDED INJECTION; META ANALYSIS; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANGE OF MOTION; SHOULDER DISEASE; SHOULDER PAIN; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; ULTRASOUND GUIDED INJECTION; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRA-ARTICULAR; JOINT DISEASES; MALE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; SHOULDER JOINT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84875576384     PISSN: 14620324     EISSN: 14620332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/kes302     Document Type: Article

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