Site-specific techniques of joint injection. Useful additions to your treatment repertoire.
Joint and soft-tissue aspiration and injection procedures are relatively easy to master once the physician has acquired an understanding of the techniques and subtleties of performing these procedures at certain sites. These techniques can be used to diagnose and treat many painful joint and soft-tissue conditions and are useful additions to the primary care physician's treatment repertoire.
Oakland University, Rochester, Michigan, USA. srifat@beaumont.edu
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D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D004322:Drainage / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D004551:Elbow Joint / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D005194:Family Practice / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D007270:Injections, Intra-Articular / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D007592:Joint Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy*; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000379:methods; D012785:Shoulder Joint / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D013256:Steroids; D013640:Tarsal Joints / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D014955:Wrist Joint / Q000033:anatomy & histology
D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D013256:Steroids