Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Katt and colleagues used wrist radiographs to visualize location of the CMC joint injection with triamcinolone ...
A 45-year-old woman presented to us after accidentally injecting herself in the thumb with an epinephrine autoinjector. The thumb was cold to palpation with blanching of the skin and delayed capillary ...
Doctors can inject medications directly into a person’s joints to reduce pain and swelling, and increase range of motion. There are various types of injections, but only some are covered by medical ...
Trigger finger may be idiopathic, but it is common in early and late rheumatoid arthritis. It can affect any or all of the flexor tendons of the fingers in the palm. A tender nodule in the palm is ...
In the fifth of our series of videos demonstrating joint injection techniques, director of minor surgery Dr Soon Lim demonstates how to administer an injection to treat trigger finger. Dr Soon Lim is ...
A tiny ‘jellybean’ implanted in the thumb joint could relieve the pain and immobility of hand arthritis, according to new research. The prosthesis, made from the same clear gel material as disposable ...
Treatment of an injured or diseased joint may require precise insertion of a syringe needle -- musculoskeletal sonography can help guide clinicians as they drain fluid from arthritic knees or inject ...