Musculoskeletal injection.

Full 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.

Author information

Author/s: Wittich, Christopher M (CM); Ficalora, Robert D (RD); Mason, Thomas G (TG); Beckman, Thomas J (TJ);

Affiliation: Division of General Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA.

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article; Review

Journal: Mayo Clinic proceedings. Mayo Clinic (Mayo Clin Proc), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2009-Sep; vol 84 (issue 9) : pp 831-6; quiz 837

Dates: Created 2009/09/01; Completed 2009/09/21;

PMID: 19720781, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 9/21/2009, IMS Date: )

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