Designed for the primary care practitioner, this practical, illustrated resource is your guide to mastering the joint and soft tissue injection and aspiration procedures commonly performed in the office or clinic. The detailed descriptions provide the inside help you need to understand the critical steps in each procedure, as well as the rationale behind them, helping you treat a variety of common musculoskeletal conditions with confidence. Only the most essential information is included, so the facts you need are always at your fingertips."A Practical Guide to Joint and Soft Tissue Injection and Aspiration" includes complete coverage addressing all phases of arthrocentesis at the primary care level including indications, contraindications, safety considerations, choice and use of local anesthesia, corticosteroids, viscosupplementation, equipment, technique, management of complications, aftercare, billing and coding, and informed consent. It places emphasis on evidence based practice with an extensive reference list of recent clinical studies. It provides clear, step by step guidance on the techniques useful in treating a range of disorders including infectious disease, rheumatoid disease, arthritis, and gout affecting the upper extremities, trunk, and lower extremities . It features 73 full color illustrations and photographs, from the viewpoint of the practitioner, to help you identify key anatomic landmarks and promote proper technique for each procedure. It includes handy appendices including a consent form and aftercare handout that you can give to patients.

Table of Contents:
INTRODUCTION AND FOUNDATION CONCEPTS 1 Know the Anatomic Area in Three Dimensions 1 Identify the Landmarks 2 Use Common Sense and Know Your Limits 2 Indications 2 Contraindications 3 Safety 4 Local Anesthesia 4 Corticosteroids 6 Viscosupplementation 7 Equipment 8 Technique 9 Complications 10 Aftercare 11 Billing and Coding 11 Informed Consent 12 Evidence-based Medicine 13 Pearls 13 UPPER EXTREMITIES 14 Subacromial Space Injection-Posterior Approach 14 Glenohumeral Joint-Posterior Approach 19 Glenohumeral Joint-Anterior Approach 23 Acromioclavicular Joint 28 Sternoclavicular Joint 31 Elbow Joint 34 Olecranon Bursitis 37 Lateral Epicondylitis 41 Medial Epicondylitis 45 Cubital Tunnel Syndrome 48 Carpal Tunnel Syndrome 51 Wrist Joint 56 de Quervain's Tenosynovitis 59 Ganglion Cyst 62 First Carpal-metacarpal Joint 66 Metacarpal-phalangeal Joint 69 Trigger Finger 72 TRUNK 74 Muscular Trigger Points 74 Sacroiliac Joint 76 LOWER EXTREMITIES 79 Hip 79 Trochanteric Bursitis 82 Knee-Lateral Suprapatellar Aproach 85 Knee-Infrapatellar Approach 91 Prepatellar Bursitis 94 Pes Anserine Bursitis 97 Iliotibial Band Friction Syndrome 100 Ankle Joint 103 Peroneal Tendonitis 107 Plantar Fasciitis 110 First Metatarsal Phalangeal Joint 113 Morton's Interdigital Neuroma 116 APPENDIX 1: CONSENT FOR NEEDLE ASPIRATION AND/OR INJECTION 119 APPENDIX 2: ASPIRATION AND INJECTION AFTERCARE HANDOUT 121 References 123 Index 131