Open AccessIntraarticular foot and ankle injections to identify source of pain before arthrodesis.
Author(s) -
Nabil J. Khoury,
G Y el-Khoury,
Charles L. Saltzman,
Eric A. Brandser
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
american journal of roentgenology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.294
H-Index - 196
eISSN - 1546-3141
pISSN - 0361-803X
DOI - 10.2214/ajr.167.3.8751679
Subject(s) - medicine , ankle , arthrodesis , subtalar joint , surgery , pain relief , foot (prosody) , radiography , tarsal joint , linguistics , philosophy , alternative medicine , pathology
The purpose of our study was to evaluate the usefulness of diagnostic joint injections in patients with foot and ankle pain when the radiologist attempts to identify the source of pain. This study also correlated the results of injection with outcome after arthrodesis.