A Practical Guide to Joint and Soft Tissue Injection and Aspiration

Download or read book A Practical Guide to Joint and Soft Tissue Injection and Aspiration written by James W. McNabb and published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. This book was released on 2012-03-28 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Expanded and updated for its Second Edition, this practical illustrated guide explains the rationale and step-by-step procedures for joint and soft tissue injections and aspirations. The book will enable primary care physicians to master these effective techniques for treating a variety of common skin and musculoskeletal conditions. Full-color illustrations help practitioners identify anatomic landmarks and demonstrate how to perform each technique. This edition covers many alternative techniques and several new procedures, including ultrasound-guided injections, eyelid injections for cysts, nerve blocks for headaches, procedures for the hip, scapula joint injections, and temporomandibular joint procedures. A companion Website contains videos demonstrating 48 injections.