ReviewJournal of functional morphology and kinesiology2023
Accuracy of Intraarticular Injections: Blind vs. Image Guided Techniques-A Review of Literature.
Review in Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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15 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Efficacy of ultrasound-guided intra-articular injection in the treatment of knee osteoarthritis in early and middle stages: a network meta-analysis.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Pooled it
- Real-Time Biplane Versus Single-Plane US-guided Hip Joint Injection: A Single-Center Prospective Study.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2026Article
- Beyond Corticosteroids: Ultrasound-Guided Regenerative and Hydrodissection Therapies for Adhesive Capsulitis.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
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- EUROVISCO Recommendations for the Use of Viscosupplementation with Hyaluronic Acid in the Management of Hip Osteoarthritis.Cartilage · 2026Article
- Characterising intra-articular corticosteroid injections use in UK primary care: a retrospective cohort study between 2005 and 2020.Rheumatology advances in practice · 2026Article
- Injectable Porcine Collagen in Musculoskeletal Disorders: A Delphi Consensus.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Safety and efficacy of platelet-rich plasma injections in basal thumb osteoarthritis; should we offer it or not?Journal of hand and microsurgery · 2025Review
- Impact of Adequate Disinfection Techniques for Ultrasound-Guided Injections in Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation: A Scoping Review.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
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- 9. Chronic knee pain.Pain practice : the official journal of World Institute of Pain · 2025Review
- Safety and efficacy of autologous adipose-derived stem cells for knee osteoarthritis in the elderly population: A systematic review.Journal of clinical orthopaedics and trauma · 2024Review
- Does lidocaine reduce pain intensity during corticosteroid injection? A double-blind randomized controlled equivalence trial.The Journal of hand surgery, European volume · 2024Article
- Ultrasound Imaging in Diagnosis and Management of Lower Limb Injuries: A Comprehensive Review.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2024Review
- Platelet-Rich Plasma Injections in Chronic Lateral Ankle Instability: A Case Series.Biomedicines · 2024Article
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Abstract
Intra-articular injections are widely used for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes of joint pathologies throughout the body. These injections can be performed blind by utilizing anatomical landmarks or with the use of imaging modalities to directly visualize the joint space during injections. This review of the literature aims to comprehensively identify differences in the accuracy of intra-articular injections via palpation vs. image guidance in the most commonly injected joints in the upper and lower extremities. To our knowledge, there are no such comprehensive reviews available. A narrative literature review was performed using PubMed and Google Scholar databases to identify studies focusing on the accuracy of blind or image-guided intra-articular injections for each joint. A total of 75 articles was included in this review, with blind and image-guided strategies being discussed for the most commonly injected joints of the upper and lower extremities. Varying ranges of accuracy with blind and image-guided modalities were found throughout the literature, though an improvement in accuracy was seen in nearly all joints when using image guidance. Differences are pronounced, particularly in deep joints such as the hip or in the small joints such as those in the hand or foot. Image guidance is a useful adjunct for most intra-articular injections, if available. Though there is an increase in accuracy in nearly all joints, minor differences in accuracy seen in large, easily accessed joints, such as the knee, may not warrant image guidance.
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