- See:
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Steroid Menu:
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Relative Potency of Various Steroids:
- Triamcinolone: is the most common choice for joint injection;
- Cautions for Intra-Articular Injection:
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local complications:
- may cause fat necrosis and loss of skin pigmentation in blacks;
- in some cases may accelerate joint degeneration;
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system absorption may occur from intra-articular injection;
- absorption is increased by usage of water soluble preparations, dose injected, and injection into multiple joints;
- may cause transient hyperglycemia in
diabetic patients (and therefore is contraindicated in type I or brittle diabetics);
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avascular necrosis of the femoral head is a rare complication;
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iatrogenic septic arthritis: (see
septic arthritis)
- uncommon problem but it does occur;
- all joint injections should be performed using sterile technique, with a formal betadine prep and use of sterile gloves;
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other
- note that intra-articular steroids may interfere w/ lactation in nursing mothers; (see
pregnancy considerations)
Intraarticular corticosteroids in treatment of osteoarthritis.
Intra-articular corticosteroid treatment in osteoarthritis.
Injections in the treatment of osteoarthritis.
Alterations of rabbit articular cartilage by intra-articular injections of glucocorticoids.
Effect of intra-articular corticosteroids on ligament properties: a biomechanical and histological study in rhesus knees.
Intrasynovial injection of steroids uses and abuses.
Effects of local injection of corticosteroids on the healing of ligaments. A follow-up report.
Safety and efficacy of long-term intraarticular steroid injections in osteoarthritis of the knee: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.
