The Pain Source

By Chris Faubel, MD

J Rheumatol. 2004 Nov;31(11):2265-8.

Corticosteroid Hip Injection under Fluoroscopy - courtesy Hazem Eissa, M.D., Pain management at Ochsner medical center, Associate professor LSU & Tulane

Intraarticular corticosteroid injection: pain relief in osteoarthritis of the hip?

Kullenberg B, Runesson R, Tuvhag R, Olsson C, Resch S.

Department of Orthopedics, Blekinge Hospital, Karlshamn, Sweden. bjorn.kullenberg@lthlekinge.se

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE: Osteoarthritis (OA) is one of the most common causes of morbidity in the elderly population, and surgery is often preceded by years of pain and disability. Intraarticular corticosteroid injections in osteoarthritic joints may play a role in the therapeutic plan and can afford quick pain relief but do not alter the underlying disease. There is a paucity of well controlled studies that provide recommendations for the use of corticosteroids in OA of the hip.

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By Chris Faubel, MD –

PM&R. 2010 Mar;2(3):174-81.
The diagnostic validity of hip provocation maneuvers to detect intra-articular hip pathology.
Maslowski E, Sullivan W, Forster Harwood J, Gonzalez P, Kaufman M, Vidal A, Akuthota V.
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Colorado Denver, Mail Stop F-493, 12631 East 17th Avenue, Academic Office 1, Room 2513, Aurora, CO 80045, USA. elmaslow@hotmail.com

http://www.pmrjournal.org/article/S1934-1482%2810%2900051-1/abstract

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