Hazards of steroid injection: Suppurative extensor tendon rupture

Local steroid injections are often administered in the office setting for treatment of trigger finger, carpal tunnel syndrome, de Quervain's tenosynovitis, and basal joint arthritis. If attention is paid to sterile technique, infectious complications are rare. We present a case of suppurative e...

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Main Authors: Colin Yi-Loong Woon, Ee-San Phoon, Jonathan Yi-Liang Lee, Siew-Weng Ng, Lam-Chuan Teoh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2010-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0039-1699413
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