musculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders
How To Aspirate or Inject an Olecranon Bursa
Complications of Aspirating or Injecting an Olecranon Bursa
Complications are uncommon and include Subcutaneous fat atrophy, skin atrophy and sinus tracts, temporary skin depigmentation, and infection due to superficial (< 0.5 cm deep) corticosteroid injection Painful local reaction thought to result from a chemical synovitis in response to the crystals in the corticosteroid solution (sometimes called postinjection flare) occurring within a few hours of depot corticosteroid injection and usually lasting ≤ 48 hours In diabetic patients, hyperglycemia after a depot corticosteroid injection 