Research Articles
Needle Placement

1) Importance of placement with intra-articular injections. Jones A, Regan M, Ledingham J, Pattrick M, Manhire A, Doherty M.
BMJ. 1993 Nov 20;307(6915):1329-30 [Abstract]

2) Importance of synovial fluid aspiration when injecting intra-articular corticosteroids. Weitoft T, Uddenfeldt P.
Ann Rheum Dis. 2000 Mar;59(3):233-5 [Abstract]

3) A technique for accurate and safe injection of steroid in trigger digits using ultrasound guidance. Godey SK, Bhatti WA, Watson JS, Bayat A.
Acta Orthop Belg. 2006 Oct;72(5):633-4 [Abstract]

4) Complications of intra- and peri-articular steroid injections. Kumar N, Newman RJ
Br J Gen Pract. 1999 Jun;49(443):465-6 [Abstract]

5) Extra-Articular Steroid Injection: Early Patient Response and the Incidence of Flare Reaction. Goldfarb CA, Gelberman RH, McKeon KI, Chia B, Boyer MI
J Hand Surg Am. 2007 Dec;32(10):1513-20 [Abstract]

6) Injectable Corticosteroids in Modern Practice. Cole BJ, Schumacher HR Jr.
J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2005 Jan-Feb;13(1):37-46 [Abstract]

De Quervain’s

7) Incidence of de Quervain’s Tenosynovitis in a Young, Active Population Wolf JM, Sturdivant RX, Owens BD.
J Hand Surg Am. 2009 Jan;34(1):112-5. Epub 2008 Dec 10 [Abstract]

8) Injection Accuracy and Clinical Relief of de Quervain’s Tendinitis. Zingas C, Failla JM, Van Holsbeeck M.
J Hand Surg Am. 1998 Jan;23(1):89-96 [Abstract]

9) De Quervain’s Disease: efficacy of intra-sheath triamcinolone injection Sawaizumi T, Nanno M, Ito H.
Int Orthop. 2007 Apr;31(2):265-8. Epub 2006 Jun 8 [Abstract]
Trigger Finger

10) Efficacy of cortisone injection in treatment of trigger fingers and thumbs. Marks MR, Gunther SF
J Hand Surg Am. 1989 Jul;14(4):722-7 [Abstract]

11) A Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial of Injection of Dexamethasone versus Triamcinolone for Idiopathic Trigger Finger. Ring D, Lozano-Calderon S, Shin R, Bastian P, Mudgal C, Jupiter J.
J Hand Surg Am. 2008 Apr;33(4):516-22; discussion 523-4 [Abstract]

12) The Fate of Injected Trigger Fingers. Kamhin M, Engel J, Heim M.
Hand. 1983 Jun;15(2):218-20 [Abstract]

13) Management and referral for trigger finger, thumb. Akhtar S, Bradley MJ, Quinton DN, Burke FD
BMJ. 2005 Jul 2;331(7507):30-3 [Abstract]

14) Controlled study of the use of local steroid injection in the treatment of trigger finger and thumb. Lambert MA, Morton RJ, Sloan JP
J Hand Surg Br. 1992 Feb;17(1):69-70 [Abstract]

15) Steroid Versus Placebo Injection for Trigger Finger. Murphy D, Failla JM, Koniuch MP.
J Hand Surg Am. 1995 Jul;20(4):628-31 [Abstract]

16) Trigger Digits: Principles, Management and Complications. Ryzewicz

M, Wolf JM. J Hand Surg Am. 2009;31A:135-146. [Abstract]

17) Using Evidence to Minimize the Cost of Trigger Finger Care.
Kerrigan CL, Stanwix MG. 
J Hand Surg Am. 2009 Jul-Aug;34(6):997-1005 [Abstract]

Carpal Tunnel

18) Comparison of Needle Position proximity to the Median Nerve in 2 Carpal Tunnel Injection Methods: A cadaveric study. MacLennan A, Schimizzi A, Meier KM, Barron OA, Catalano L, Glickel S.
J Hand Surg Am. 2009 May-Jun;34(5):875-9 [Abstract]

19) Median nerve damage following local corticosteroid injection for the symptomatic relief of carpal tunnel syndrome. Swan MC, Oestreich K.
J Hand Surg Eur Vol. 2009 Feb;34(1):135-6 [Abstract]

20) Sonographically guided carpal tunnel injections: the ulnar approach. Smith J, Wisniewski SJ, Finnoff JT, Payne JM.
J Ultrasound Med. 2008 Oct;27(10):1485-90 [Abstract]



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