musculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders
How To Inject a Trochanteric Bursa
Equipment for Injecting a Trochanteric Bursa
Antiseptic solution (eg,chlorhexidine, povidone iodine, isopropyl alcohol) Sterile gauze, gloves, sterile adhesive bandage Needle insertion site anesthesia (eg, topical freezing spray or injectable 1%lidocainewithoutepinephrine, in a 3-mL syringe) For therapeutic injection, 10-mL syringe with about 3 to 5 mL 1%lidocaine(withoutepinephrine) mixed with injectable depot corticosteroid (eg,triamcinoloneacetonide, 40 mg) 2-inch needle, 22 to 25 gauge Some 3-mL syringes Having an assistant is helpful. 