Where and how to inject the knee--a systematic review.

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Published in Semin Arthritis Rheum on October 01, 2013

Authors

Nasimah Maricar1, Matthew J Parkes, Michael J Callaghan, David T Felson, Terence W O'Neill

Author Affiliations

1: Arthritis Research UK Epidemiology Unit, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre (MAHSC), University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, UK. Electronic address: nasimah.maricar@postgraduate.manchester.ac.uk.

Associated clinical trials:

Comparing Intra-articular Corticosteroid to Intra-articular Ketorolac Knee Injections | NCT02612272

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