United Kingdom physiotherapists injection therapy practice for musculoskeletal complaints: A cross-sectional survey.

Background: Physiotherapists in the United Kingdom (UK), who have received additional training can adopt injection therapy for the treatment of musculoskeletal (MSK) disorders.

Objectives: The objective of this practice survey was to explore (i) the frequency of use of injection therapy by UK physiotherapists for MSK disorders; and (ii) the clinical reasoning for selection of injectate, dose and pre/post injection practice.

Design: Cross-sectional online survey.

The incidence of subclinical infection in patients undergoing revision shoulder stabilization surgery: a retrospective chart review.

Background: Shoulder instability continues to be a common problem that is difficult to treat. Part of this difficulty can be attributed to the numerous postoperative complications that can impact the clinical course. Our study aims to primarily identify the incidence of subclinical infection in patients undergoing revision shoulder stabilization surgery and secondarily identify any risk factors for developing a subclinical infection.

Joint and Soft Tissue Injections.

Joint and soft tissue injections can be divided into two primary categories: diagnostic and therapeutic. Diagnostic injections facilitate a diagnosis by using a local anesthetic to identify the site of pain or through fluid aspiration for analysis. Therapeutic injections are categorized by the type of injectate and include corticosteroids, hyaluronic acid, dextrose prolotherapy, and platelet-rich plasma.

Non-operative management of shoulder osteoarthritis: Current concepts.

Glenohumeral osteoarthritis (OA) is one of the most common causes of shoulder pain. Conservative treatment options include physical therapy, pharmacological therapy, and biological therapy. Patients with glenohumeral OA present shoulder pain and decreased shoulder range of motion (ROM).

Surgical Treatment of Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis in the Era of Novel Drug Therapies.

Juvenile idiopathic arthritis is the most common chronic rheumatic disease encountered in children under the age of sixteen and causes significant impairments in daily life. Over the last two decades, the introduction of new drug treatments (including disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs and biologics) has changed the course of this disease, thus reducing the indication for surgery. However, some patients fail to respond to drug therapy and thus require personalized surgical management, e.

Anterior-Based Muscle-Sparing (ABMS) Approach for Total Hip Arthroplasty.

Unlabelled: The anterior-based muscle-sparing (ABMS) technique for total hip arthroplasty (THA) has gained popularity in recent years because of its proposed advantages in terms of postoperative pain and periprosthetic dislocation risk.

Description: The procedure is performed with the patient in the supine position. A minimally invasive Watson-Jones approach is utilized to access the hip.

Joint and soft tissue injections in Irish primary care: a survey of GPs' attitudes and practices.

Background: Musculoskeletal conditions are common in primary care, causing significant morbidity. Intra-articular and soft tissue corticosteroid injections are commonly performed by GPs internationally. It is unknown how commonly they are performed by GPs in the Republic of Ireland.

Development and Resolution of Secondary Adrenal Insufficiency after an Intra-Articular Steroid Injection.

Corticosteroid injections are commonly indicated in inflammatory conditions involving the soft tissues, tendon sheaths, bursae, and joints. Local corticosteroids carry a lower risk of complications than systemic corticosteroid but may be systemically absorbed and subsequently suppress the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis. This can cause secondary adrenal insufficiency (SAI) as well as iatrogenic Cushing's syndrome.

Update on the Use of Platelet-Rich Plasma Injections in the Management of Musculoskeletal Injuries: A Systematic Review of Studies From 2014 to 2021.

Background: There has been expanding use of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) in the management of musculoskeletal soft tissue injuries.

Purpose: To determine if there are any recent studies that show any clear benefits regarding the use of PRP in the management of soft tissue injuries.

Study Design: Systematic review.

Ultrasound-guided interventions of the upper extremity joints.

Ultrasound guidance is valuable for performing precise joint interventions. Joint interventions may be requested for therapeutic and diagnostic pain injections, joint aspiration in the setting of suspected infection, or contrast injection for arthrography. In practice, interventions of the shoulder girdle, elbow, and hand/wrist joints may be performed without any imaging guidance.

Techniques for Injection of the Scaphotrapezium-Trapezoid Joint Without Image Guidance.

Purpose: Scaphotrapezium-trapezoid (STT) joint arthritis is one of the most common forms of wrist arthritis. Conservative management often involves corticosteroid injection. Despite this, there is a scarcity of literature on palpation-guided injection techniques for the STT joint.

Tietze's syndrome presenting as enthesitis diagnosed by ultrasound: A case report.

Tietze's syndrome (TS) is an inflammatory disorder characterised by painful, non-suppurative swelling in the sternocostal or sternoclavicular joint. The aetiology of TS is unknown. Herein, we described a case of isolated enthesitis in the sternocostal joint in a 42-year-old male patient whose clinical course led to the diagnosis of TS.

US-guided Musculoskeletal Interventions of the Body Wall and Core with MRI and US Correlation.

Chest, abdominal, and groin pain are common patient complaints that can be due to a variety of causes. Once potentially life-threatening visceral causes of pain are excluded, the evaluation should include musculoskeletal sources of pain from the body wall and core muscles. Percutaneous musculoskeletal procedures play a key role in evaluating and managing pain, although most radiologists may be unfamiliar with applications for the body wall and core muscles.

Rare case of in a patient presenting with tenosynovitis.

A 72-year-old man presented with tenosynovitis of the left hand's extensor tendons that had been present for several months. He was initially treated with corticosteroids, first by local injection then systemically, but with no effect. When re-evaluated, the patient had developed a rash, and the symptoms had spread locally to surrounding structures.