Main description:

Injection Techniques in Musculoskeletal Disorders is a comprehensive guide to orthopaedic pain management through injection. It presents an interdisciplinary approach, offering both traditional and alternative methods for diagnosing, treating and managing pain in adults, children and also geriatric patients.

Divided into eight sections, the book begins with general concepts in injection technique. The following sections each discuss a different site of injection - shoulder, elbow, wrist and hand, chest, spine, hip and pelvis, and knee and ankle.

Each chapter examines in detail, the surface and clinical anatomy, causes of pain and injection techniques, as well as potential pitfalls.

More than 350 full colour illustrations and X-Rays assist understanding.

Key points

Comprehensive guide to injection techniques in orthopaedics
Examines in detail anatomy, causes of pain and injection techniques for different parts of the body
Presents interdisciplinary approach of both traditional and alternative techniques
Includes more than 350 illustrations and X-Rays

Contents:

General Consideration in Injection Technique
Shoulder
Elbow
Wrist and Hand
Chest
Spine
Hip and Pelvis
Knee and Ankle
Annexure
Index