Impact of fluoroscopic injection location on immediate and delayed pain relief in patients with greater trochanteric pain syndrome

ConclusionFluoroscopy is frequently chosen over blind injection or ultrasound guidance for trochanteric steroid injections in patients with a high body mass index. Our results indicate that fluoroscopically guided steroid injections into the trochanteric bursa and subgluteus medius bursa significantly reduced immediate and 1-week post-injection pain scores, as do non-bursal injections. Steroid injection into the subgluteus medius bursa and non-bursal sites may be less effective in maintaining pain reduction at 1-week post-injection.

Source: Skeletal Radiology - August 22, 2020 Category: Radiology Source Type: research