Corticosteroid Injection

Results showed a combination of exercise therapy and ultrasonography-guided corticosteroid injection was associated with improved outcomes in patients with long-standing Achilles tendinopathy.

Published results showed an association between hip corticosteroid injections and rapidly destructive hip disease.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — To mitigate the downsides of corticosteroid injections, a presenter, here, said she uses injections in professional athletes with “achy knees” that combine platelet-rich plasma, hyaluronic acid and ketorolac.

My approach to nonoperative treatment for OA in recreational and advanced athletes is the same, and includes weight loss, physical therapy, intra-articular injection and bracing.

For patients with advanced hip osteoarthritis, intra-articular hip corticosteroid injections will not provide a long-term solution for pain or prolong the time to total hip arthroplasty, according to study results.