Procedure

Shoulder Injection

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Shoulder Injection, Shoulder Aspiration, Shoulder Corticosteroid Injection

  • See also
  1. Joint Injection
  2. Injectable Corticosteroid
  • Procedures
  • Specific Sites for injection
  1. Glenohumeral Joint Injection
  2. Acromioclavicular Joint Injection
  3. Subacromial Space Injection
  4. Long Head of Biceps Injection
  5. Scapulothoracic Injection
  • Timing
  • Frequency of injections
  1. Older patients: May repeat 2-3 times per year
  2. Younger patients: Consider surgery if no improvement
    1. Repeat injection risks Rotator Cuff Rupture
  • Precautions
  1. Risk of Rotator Cuff Rupture
    1. Use with caution especially in young patients
  • References
  1. Pfenninger (1994) Procedures, p. 1036-54
  2. Larson (1996) Am Fam Physician 53(5):1637-43 [PubMed]
  3. Tallia (2003) Am Fam Physician 67(6):1271-8 [PubMed]