A practical guide to joint & soft tissue injection & aspiration : an illustrated text for primary care providers

INTRODUCTION FOUNDATION CONCEPTS: Understand the Anatomy / Identify the Landmarks / Thoughtful Consideration / When to Refer to a Subspecialist / Indications for Injections & Aspirations / Contraindications to Injections & Aspirations / Safety / Synovial Fluid Analysis / Special Medical Conditions / Topical Anesthesia / Local Infiltration Anesthesia / Injectables (Corticosteroids; Viscosupplementation; Botulinum Toxin; Other) / Equipment / Musculoskeletal Ultrasound / Technique / Complications / Aftercare / Documentation of the Procedure / Billing & Coding / Informed Consent / Evidence-Based Medicine / Pearls SKIN & SKIN STRUCTURES: Chalazion / Keloid Scar / Common Wart HEAD & NECK: Temporomandibular Joint / Greater Occipital Neuralgia / Cervical Strain & Sprain UPPER EXTREMITIES: Subacromial Space: Posterior Approach / Glenohumeral Joint: Posterior Approach / Glenohumeral Joint: Anterior Approach / Acromioclavicular Joint / Sternoclavicular Joint / Biceps Tenosynovitis - Long Head / Cubital Tunnel Syndrome / Elbow Joint / Olecranon Bursitis / Lateral Epicondylitis / Medial Epicondylitis / Radial Nerve Entrapment / Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: Proximal Approach / Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: Traditional Approach / Wrist Joint / De Quervain's Tenosynovitis / Ganglion Cyst / Thumb Carpal-Metacarpal Joint / MCP Joint / Trigger Finger TRUNK: Muscular Trigger Points / Suprascapular Neuritis / Scapulothoracic Syndrome / Sacroiliac Joint LOWER EXTREMITIES: Hip Joint: Anterior Approach / Hip Joint: Lateral Approach / Piriformis Syndrome / Meralgia Paresthetica / Trochanteric Bursitis / Hip Adductor Tendonitis / Knee Joint: Lateral Supra-Patellar Approach / Knee Joint: Infra-Patellar Approach / Prepatellar Bursitis / Pes Anserine Bursitis / Iliotibial Band Friction Syndrome / Tibialis Posterior Tendonitis / Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome / Ankle Joint: Anterior Lateral Approach / Ankle Joint: Anterior Medial Approach / Fibularis Brevis Tendonitis / Plantar Fasciitis / 1st Metatarsal Phalangeal Joint / Morton's Interdigital Neuroma APPENDICES: Consent Form / Aftercare Handout / Medical Record Documentation / General References