title: Musculoskeletal injection.
abstract: Patients commonly present to primary care physicians with musculoskeletal symptoms. Clinicians certified in internal medicine must be knowledgeable about the diagnosis and management of musculoskeletal diseases, yet they often receive inadequate postgraduate training on this topic. The musculoskeletal problems most frequently encountered in our busy injection practice involve, in decreasing order, the knees, trochanteric bursae, and glenohumeral joints. This article reviews the clinical presentations of these problems. It also discusses musculoskeletal injections for these problems in terms of medications, indications, injection technique, and supporting evidence from the literature. Experience with joint injection and the pharmacological principles described in this article should allow primary care physicians to become comfortable and proficient with musculoskeletal injections.
authors.affiliation: Division of General Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA.
authors.forename: Christopher M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Wittich
authors.forename: Robert D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Ficalora
authors.forename: Thomas G
authors.initials: TG
authors.lastname: Mason
authors.forename: Thomas J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Beckman
mesh_terms: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000008:administration & dosage; D000698:Analgesia / Q000379:methods; D000779:Anesthetics, Local / Q000008:administration & dosage; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / Q000008:administration & dosage; D002062:Bursitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D007270:Injections, Intra-Articular; D007273:Injections, Intramuscular; D007592:Joint Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000187:drug effects; D009140:Musculoskeletal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy*; D012785:Shoulder Joint / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones; D000779:Anesthetics, Local; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal