The correlation between the accuracy of steroid injections and subsequent shoulder pain and function in subacromial impingement syndrome

Volume: 37 Number: 1 September 11, 2006
  • Cem Esenyel
  • Meltem Esenyel
  • Ridvan Yesiltepe
  • Semih Ayanoglu
  • Murat Bulbul
  • Mustafa Sirvanci
  • Ayhan Kara
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The correlation between the accuracy of steroid injections and subsequent shoulder pain and function in subacromial impingement syndrome

Abstract

Objectives: We assessed the relationship between proper placement of corticosteroid injections and subsequent shoulder function and pain in subacromial impingement syndrome. Methods: The study included 48 patients (29 women, 19 men; mean age 46.5 years; range 23 to 58 years) with subacromial impingement syndrome, whose complaints of shoulder pain lasted more than two months. To monitor the site of injection, contrast material was added to a mixture of steroid and local anesthetic solution. Injections were delivered into the subacromial bursa by an anterolateral approach. Radiographs of the joint were taken immediately afterwards to ensure the accurate placement of the injection. Shoulder function and pain were evaluated by visual pain scale, range of movement of the joint, and Constant scores before treatment, and half an hour and two weeks after the injections. Results: The injections were placed accurately in 42 patients (87%), while in six patients (12.5%), delivery to the target site failed. Statistically significant improvements were observed in both groups half an hour after the injections (p<0.05). However, two weeks after the treatment evaluations showed that failure to obtain an accurate placement was associated with return to pretreatment values, while significant improvement continued in the other group. Conclusion: Failure to deliver injections to the target site may be decreased by increased utilization of visualization and imaging methods.

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Cem Esenyel This is me

Meltem Esenyel This is me

Ridvan Yesiltepe This is me

Semih Ayanoglu This is me

Murat Bulbul This is me

Mustafa Sirvanci This is me

Ayhan Kara This is me

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September 11, 2006

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March 6, 2014

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Year 2003 Volume: 37 Number: 1

APA
Esenyel, C., Esenyel, M., Yesiltepe, R., Ayanoglu, S., Bulbul, M., Sirvanci, M., & Kara, A. (2006). The correlation between the accuracy of steroid injections and subsequent shoulder pain and function in subacromial impingement syndrome. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, 37(1), 41-45. https://doi.org/10.3944/aott.v37i1.852
AMA
1.Esenyel C, Esenyel M, Yesiltepe R, et al. The correlation between the accuracy of steroid injections and subsequent shoulder pain and function in subacromial impingement syndrome. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2006;37(1):41-45. doi:10.3944/aott.v37i1.852
Chicago
Esenyel, Cem, Meltem Esenyel, Ridvan Yesiltepe, et al. 2006. “The Correlation Between the Accuracy of Steroid Injections and Subsequent Shoulder Pain and Function in Subacromial Impingement Syndrome”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 37 (1): 41-45. https://doi.org/10.3944/aott.v37i1.852.
EndNote
Esenyel C, Esenyel M, Yesiltepe R, Ayanoglu S, Bulbul M, Sirvanci M, Kara A (September 1, 2006) The correlation between the accuracy of steroid injections and subsequent shoulder pain and function in subacromial impingement syndrome. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 37 1 41–45.
IEEE
[1]C. Esenyel et al., “The correlation between the accuracy of steroid injections and subsequent shoulder pain and function in subacromial impingement syndrome”, Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, vol. 37, no. 1, pp. 41–45, Sept. 2006, doi: 10.3944/aott.v37i1.852.
ISNAD
Esenyel, Cem - Esenyel, Meltem - Yesiltepe, Ridvan - Ayanoglu, Semih - Bulbul, Murat - Sirvanci, Mustafa - Kara, Ayhan. “The Correlation Between the Accuracy of Steroid Injections and Subsequent Shoulder Pain and Function in Subacromial Impingement Syndrome”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 37/1 (September 1, 2006): 41-45. https://doi.org/10.3944/aott.v37i1.852.
JAMA
1.Esenyel C, Esenyel M, Yesiltepe R, Ayanoglu S, Bulbul M, Sirvanci M, Kara A. The correlation between the accuracy of steroid injections and subsequent shoulder pain and function in subacromial impingement syndrome. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2006;37:41–45.
MLA
Esenyel, Cem, et al. “The Correlation Between the Accuracy of Steroid Injections and Subsequent Shoulder Pain and Function in Subacromial Impingement Syndrome”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, vol. 37, no. 1, Sept. 2006, pp. 41-45, doi:10.3944/aott.v37i1.852.
Vancouver
1.Cem Esenyel, Meltem Esenyel, Ridvan Yesiltepe, Semih Ayanoglu, Murat Bulbul, Mustafa Sirvanci, Ayhan Kara. The correlation between the accuracy of steroid injections and subsequent shoulder pain and function in subacromial impingement syndrome. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2006 Sep. 1;37(1):41-5. doi:10.3944/aott.v37i1.852