Are Corticosteroid Injections Safe to Inject into Knees With Osteoarthritis?: What Are the Long-term Effects?

Am J Phys Med Rehabil. 2018 Jun;97(6):461-464. doi: 10.1097/PHM.0000000000000909.

Authors

Nimish Mittal¹, Mohit Bhandari, Dinesh Kumbhare

Affiliation

¹ From the Division of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Department of Medicine (NM, DK), Department of Anesthesia and Pain Management (NM), and Department of Medicine (DK), University of Toronto, Ontario; and Division of Orthopaedic Surgery and Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario (MB), Canada.

PMID: 29432288
DOI: 10.1097/PHM.0000000000000909

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Adrenal Cortex Hormones / adverse effects
Adrenal Cortex Hormones / therapeutic use*
Humans
Injections, Intra-Articular
Middle Aged
Osteoarthritis / drug therapy
Osteoarthritis, Knee / drug therapy*
Osteoarthritis, Knee / pathology
Patient Safety*
Range of Motion, Articular
Severity of Illness Index
Treatment Outcome

Substances

Adrenal Cortex Hormones