musculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders
How To Inject a Trochanteric Bursa
Contraindications to Injecting a Trochanteric Bursa
Absolute contraindications Overlying cellulitis or skin ulcer, bacteremia, adjacent prosthetic joint Hypersensitivity to an injected substance For corticosteroid injection, suspected septic bursitis Relative contraindications Unrecognized tendon or muscle injury: Analgesia provided by a corticosteroid injection could delay accurate diagnosis. Poorly controlled diabetes: Any benefit of corticosteroids is weighed against risk of short-term worsening glycemic control. Recent (ie, within the last 3 months) corticosteroid injection into same site (although no evidence has evaluated this practice). Coagulopathy is not a contraindication ( Reference ). 