The Shoulder

Intra-articular injections

Product of reference

The product we use is 20 mg of triamcinolone acetonide. This is two cc of a 10 mg/cc solution.

Therapists who prefer another type of corticosteroid should always administer the equivalent dose. (Triamcinolone acetonide is five times as strong as hydrocortisone.)

Table of comparison of corticosteroids.

Product	Anti-Inflammatory effect	Equivalent dose	Mineralo-corticoid effect	Biological half-life	Plasmatic half-life (in minutes)
Hydrocortison	1	20	2+	2+	2+
Cortison	0.8	25	2+	8-12	90
Prednison	3.5	5	1+	8-12	30
Prednisolon	4	5	1+	12-36	60
Methyl-Prednisolon	5	4	0	12-36	200
Triamcinolon	5	4	0	12-36	180
Paramethason	10	2	0	24-48	300
Dexamethason	30	0.75	0	36-54	100-300
Betamethason	25	0.80	0	36-54	100-300
Beclomethason	40	0.50	0	36-54	100-300