High Risk of Adrenal Insufficiency after a Single Articular Steroid Injection in Athletes
Author(s) -
Martine Duclos,
Michel Guinot,
M Colsy,
F. Merle,
Christophe Baudot,
Jean Benoit Corcuff,
Yves Le Bouc
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
medicine and science in sports and exercise
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.703
H-Index - 224
eISSN - 1530-0315
pISSN - 0195-9131
DOI - 10.1249/mss.0b013e31805468d6
Subject(s) - medicine , adrenal insufficiency , corticosteroid , endocrinology , acth stimulation test , basal (medicine) , hydrocortisone , betamethasone , cortisol awakening response , glucocorticoid , steroid , hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal axis , adrenocorticotropic hormone , hormone , insulin
To determine whether a single intra- or periarticular injection of corticosteroid for posttraumatic or microtraumatic articular injuries in young healthy subjects can induce a biological suppression of hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenal axis activity and reactivity.
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