by James W. McNabb
A Practical Guide to Joint and Soft Tissue Injection and Aspiration is your guide to mastering the joint and soft tissue injection and aspiration procedures commonly performed in the office or clinic.
A Practical Guide to Joint and Soft Tissue Injection and Aspiration is designed for the primary care practitioner.
The detailed descriptions provide inside help you need to understand the critical steps in each procedure, as well as the rationale behind them, helping you treat a variety of common musculoskeletal conditions with confidence.
Only the most essential information is included, so the facts you need are always at your fingertips.
A Practical Guide to Joint and Soft Tissue Injection and Aspiration includes:
- Complete coverage addressing all phases of arthrocentesis at the primary care level—including indications, contraindications, safety considerations, choice and use of local anesthesia, corticosteroids, viscosupplementation, equipment, technique, management of complications, aftercare, billing and coding, and informed consent
- Emphasis on evidence-based practice with an extensive reference list of recent clinical studies
- Clear, step-by-step guidance on the techniques useful in treating a range of disorders—including infectious disease, rheumatoid disease, arthritis, and gout—affecting the upper extremities, trunk, and lower extremities
- 73 full-color illustrations and photographs, from the viewpoint of the practitioner, to help you identify key anatomic landmarks and promote proper technique for each procedure
- Handy appendices including a consent form and aftercare handout you can give to patients
Contents:
Introduction and Foundation Concepts
- Know the Anatomic Area in Three Dimensions
- Identify the Landmarks
- Use Common Sense and Know Your Limits
- Indications
- Contraindications
- Safety
- Local Anesthesia
- Corticosteroids
- Viscosupplementation
- Equipment
- Technique
- Complications
- Aftercare
- Billing and Coding
- Informed Consent
- Evidence-based Medicine
- Pearls
Upper Extremities
- Subacromial Space Injection—Posterior Approach
- Glenohumeral Joint—Posterior Approach
- Glenohumeral Joint—Anterior Approach
- Acromioclavicular Joint
- Sternoclavicular Joint
- Elbow Joint
- Olecranon Bursitis
- Lateral Epicondylitis
- Medial Epicondylitis
- Cubital Tunnel Syndrome
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
- Wrist Joint
- de Quervain's Tenosynovitis
- Ganglion Cyst
- First Carpal—metacarpal Joint
- Metacarpal—phalangeal Joint
- Trigger Finger
Trunk
- Muscular Trigger Points
- Sacroiliac Joint
Lower Extremities
- Hip
- Trochanteric Bursitis
- Knee—Lateral Suprapatellar Aproach
- Knee—Infrapatellar Approach
- Prepatellar Bursitis
- Pes Anserine Bursitis
- Iliotibial Band Friction Syndrome
- Ankle Joint
- Peroneal Tendonitis
- Plantar Fasciitis
- First Metatarsal Phalangeal Joint
- Morton's Interdigital Neuroma
Appendix 1: Consent For Needle Aspiration and/or Injection
Appendix 2: Aspiration and Injection Aftercare Handout
Index
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