Hazards of steroid injection: Suppurative extensor tendon rupture
Local steroid injections are often administered in the office setting for treatment of trigger finger, carpal tunnel syndrome, de Quervain′s tenosynovitis, and basal joint arthritis. If attention is paid to sterile technique, infectious complications are rare. We present a case of suppura...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc.
2010-01-01
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| Series: | Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery |
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| Online Access: | http://www.ijps.org/article.asp?issn=0970-0358;year=2010;volume=43;issue=1;spage=97;epage=100;aulast=Woon |