The Elbow

Monoarticular steroid-sensitive Arthritis

Treatment:

Two injections with 20 mg triamcinolone are symptomatically very
effective and sufficient to stop the pain.
The injections are given with an interval of two weeks.
Sometimes the limitation of movement remains unchanged after the
injections, though the patient is pain-free

Material:

2.5 to 3 cm long thin needle ; 2 ml syringe

product: 20 mg triamcinolone-acetonide - 2 ml of a 10mg/ml solution

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