BACKGROUND Lateral epicondylitis is a painful condition responsible for loss of function and sick leave for long periods of time. In many countries, the treatment guidelines recommend a wait-and-see policy, reflecting that no conclusions on the best treatment can be drawn from the available research, published studies and meta-analyses. METHODS/DESIGN Randomized double blind controlled clinic...

Objective To investigate the effectiveness of ultrasound guided corticosteroid injection in the treatment of plantar fasciitis. Design Randomised, investigator and participant blinded, placebo

Objective. To evaluate the recurrence rate of bulbar urethral strictures managed with cold knife direct vision internal urethrotomy and high dose corticosteroid injection. Methods. 28 patients with bulbar urethral strictures underwent direct vision internal urethrotomy with high dose triamcinolone injection into the periurethral tissue and were followed up for recurrence. Results. Our cohort ha...

Central serous chorioretinopathy (CSCR) is an idiopathic ocular condition - first described in 1866 - that is well known to ophthalmologists. It is less well known to other practitioners. Glucocorticoids have been strongly implicated as a pathogenic factor. We report three patients who developed CSCR following exogenous administration of corticosteroid. Because our patients did not suspect the ...

the present study aims to report a case of conjunctival necrosis and scleritis due to a subtenon injection of triamcinolone acetonate. a 15-year-old boy received a subtenon injection of triamcinolone acetonate after a pars plana vitrectomy due to an intraocular foreign body. seven days later, conjunctival necrosis and scleritis appeared at the site of injection. no improvement was seen after se...

The work of a chronic back pain service in secondary care in the West Midlands is reported. The service offers acupuncture, spinal injection procedures, osteopathy and a range of other interventions for patients whose back pain has not responded to conservative management. This section of the report focuses on injection procedures for lumbar facet joint and sacroiliac joint pain, which have bee...

Psoriatic arthritis has been known to cause many inflammatory clinical features, including synovitis. In the past, synovitis primarily treated with NSAIDs, corticosteroid injections, and synovectomy when needed. This report outlines a 49-year-old female caused by psoriatic who did not respond conventional treatment options was apprehensive surgery. She offered platelet rich plasma (PRP) injecti...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Stenosing tenosynovitis (trigger finger) is one of the most common causes of pain and disability in the hand, which may often require treatment with anti-inflammatory drugs, corticosteroid injection, or open surgery. However, there is still large room for improvement in the treatment of this condition by corticosteroid injection. The mechanical, visco-elastic, and anti...