Various osteoarticular infiltration: intra-articular, CT and X-ray
What does it involve?
Injection into the joint, osteoarticular infiltration, capsulitis, adhesive capsulitis and capsular distension.
Reduce shoulder, knee, hip, ankle, wrist, elbow or other joint pain.
Life-saving respite before surgery (arthralgia before prostheses), frozen shoulder, etc. For cartilage injury, osteoarthritis, chondropathy.
Option of anti-inflammatory or viscosupplementation (hyaluronic acid).
Why perform the medical procedure in the radiology department?
Accuracy under imaging, interarticular injection in the exact place responsible for the pain.
How is the procedure performed?
Positioning according to the joint to be infiltrated.
Guided by imaging, disinfection of the area to be infiltrated, sterile tray, fine needle, procedure performed by radiologist, assisted by medical resonance technician.
What are the advantages of infiltration?
Improved quality of life, resumption of activity, sport.
Infiltrations can be repeated in agreement with the attending physician.
What complications are linked to infiltration?
Complications are extremely rare in a rigorously aseptic environment in which a precise procedure is performed.
What are the results?
Between 5 and 10 days.
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