The effect of intra-articular injection of betamethasone acetate/betamethasone sodium phosphate at the knee joint on the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis: A case-controlled study

Journal of Investigative Medicine

Volumn 61, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1104-1107

  Habib, George ^a   Artul, Suheil ^b   Chernin, Mark ^a   Hakim, Geries ^b   Jabbour, Adel ^a  

^a Nazareth Hospital   (Israel)

^b CARMEL MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Betamethasone; Hypothalamic pituitary adrenal axis; Intra articular corticosteroid injection; Osteoarthritis of the knee; Secondary adrenal insufficiency

Indexed keywords

BETAMETHASONE ACETATE PLUS BETAMETHASONE SODIUM PHOSPHATE; CORTICOTROPIN; HYALURONIC ACID; HYDROCORTISONE; BETAMETHASONE ACETATE; BETAMETHASONE SODIUM PHOSPHATE; C REACTIVE PROTEIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HORMONAL REGULATION; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; KNEE; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; KNEE PAIN; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; BODY MASS; CORTICOTROPIN TEST; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PHYSIOTHERAPY; SEX RATIO; TREATMENT DURATION;

ADULT; AGED; BETAMETHASONE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; INJECTIONS, INTRA-ARTICULAR; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84888224007     PISSN: 10815589     EISSN: 17088267     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2310/JIM.0b013e3182a67871     Document Type: Article

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