Technical tips to perform safe and effective ultrasound guided steroid joint injections in children.
BACKGROUND
The aim of this article is to describe the technique used to perform ultrasound guided steroid joint injections in children in a group of joints that can be injected using ultrasound as the only image guidance modality.


RESULTS
The technique is described and didactic figures are provided to illustrate key technical concepts.


CONCLUSIONS
It is very important to be familiar with the sonographic appearance of the pediatric joints and the developing bone when performing ultrasound-guided joint injections in children.
Pediatric Interventional Radiologists, Image Guided Therapy, Diagnostic Imaging, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON Canada ; Department of Medical Imaging, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.
Dimitri A
DA
Parra
D001171:Arthritis, Juvenile / Q000188:drug therapy*; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D007270:Injections, Intra-Articular / Q000379:methods; D007596:Joints / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000254:growth & development; D013256:Steroids / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014222:Triamcinolone Acetonide / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018084:Ultrasonography, Interventional / Q000379:methods*
D013256:Steroids; D014222:Triamcinolone Acetonide; C005900:triamcinolone hexacetonide
JIA; Steroid injections; Triamcinolone hexacetonide; Ultrasonography