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. 2019 May 22;10(4):669–673. doi: 10.1016/j.jcot.2019.05.013

Table 1.

Common indications of musculoskeletal injections.

INTRA-ARTICULAR
  • Acute inflammatory mono/poly arthritis

  • Osteoarthritis

  • Adhesive capsulitis

  • Impingement syndromes

TENDONS AND TENDON SHEATHS
  • Acute tendonitis

  • Chronic calcific/non-calcific tendinopathies

  • Persistent tendinopathy

  • Tenosynovitis

BURSA AND GANGLION
  • Acute/Chronic bursitis

  • Peri-articular/Peri-meniscal/Peri-labral ganglion cyst

PERINEURAL
  • Peripheral nerve blocks for acute & chronic pain management

  • Interdigital neuromas

  • Carpal tunnel syndrome

INTRA-MUSCULAR
  • Acute/Subacute low to intermediate grade muscle injuries without tendon avulsion

  • Chronic injuries with focal area of pain

  • Intra-muscular hematoma