Injection techniques for common arm disorders.
The most junior resident medical officer soon becomes proficient at lumbar puncture and pleural aspiration but placement of a needle in a synovial cavity is approached with less confidence. Although only a part of the management of soft tissue rheumatic conditions, a carefully given corticosteroid injection can be dramatically effective for severe pain localised to a bursa, tendon sheath or synovial space.
D001132:Arm; D004550:Elbow; D006801:Humans; D007267:Injections / Q000379:methods*; D007592:Joint Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy; D012782:Shoulder