Injection Procedures Osteoarthritis and Related Conditions /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Stitik, Todd P. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2011.
• Subjects: Medicine.; General practice (Medicine).; Rheumatology.; Orthopedics.; Primary care (Medicine).; Rehabilitation medicine.; Sports medicine.; Medicine & Public Health.; General Practice / Family Medicine.; Primary Care Medicine.; Sports Medicine.; Rehabilitation Medicine.

Joint injection is a particularly beneficial treatment for inflammatory and degenerative conditions in the upper and lower extremities and the spine. The technique is effective for managing pain after other treatments have failed and, though the procedure has historically been performed by orthopedi...

Table of Contents:

• Basic principles of joint and soft tissue injection procedures
• Pharmacotherapy of joint and soft tissue injections
• Viscosupplementation
• Low back pain: considerations of when to refer patients for interventional spine procedures
• Administrative aspects of office-based injection procedures
• The shoulder
• The elbow
• The wrist
• The hand
• The hip
• The knee and its region
• The ankle and the foot.