title: How to perform local soft-tissue glucocorticoid injections?
abstract: Inflammation of periarticular soft-tissue structures such as tendons, tendon sheaths, entheses, bursae, ligaments and fasciae is the hallmark of many inflammatory rheumatic diseases, but inflammation or rather irritation of these structures also occurs in the absence of an underlying rheumatic disease. In both these primary and secondary soft-tissue lesions, local glucocorticoid injection often is beneficial, although evidence in the literature is limited. This chapter reviews local injection therapy for these lesions and for nerve compression syndromes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Rheumatology & Clinical Immunology, F02.127, University Medical Center Utrecht, Box 85500, 3508 GA Utrecht, The Netherlands. J.W.G.Jacobs@UMCUtrecht.nl
authors.forename: J W G
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Jacobs
authors.forename: J M R
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Michels-van Amelsfort
mesh_terms: D002062:Bursitis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D006801:Humans; D007267:Injections / Q000379:methods; D009408:Nerve Compression Syndromes / Q000188:drug therapy*; D012216:Rheumatic Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy*; D052256:Tendinopathy / Q000188:drug therapy*; D013717:Tenosynovitis / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D005938:Glucocorticoids