TY - JOUR T1 - Complications of intra- and peri-articular steroid injections. JF - British Journal of General Practice JO - Br J Gen Pract SP - 465 LP - 466 VL - 49 IS - 443 AU - N Kumar AU - R J Newman Y1 - 1999/06/01 UR - http://bjgp.org/content/49/443/465.abstract N2 - A prospective study was conducted to investigate the possible complications associated with intra- and peri-articular steroid injections. Data are presented on 1147 injections performed on 672 patients out of a total of 688 consecutive patients attending an orthopaedic outpatient setting. It was found to be a safe procedure, with a very low complication rate, if performed while taking adequate precautions. This should encourage general practitioners to offer these injections in their surgeries. ER -