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Table 4 Frequencies of corticosteroid types used by responding physicians separated into each specialty group. Combo = corticosteroid combinations used. Contingency Table for Most Common Corticosteroids, or Corticosteroid Combinations

From: Variations in corticosteroid/anesthetic injections for painful shoulder conditions: comparisons among orthopaedic surgeons, rheumatologists, and physical medicine and primary-care physicians

Orthopaedic Surgeons

 

Depo-Medrol®

Kenalog®

Combo

TOTAL

A-C Joint

43

18

9

70

S-A Bursa

35

20

13

68

G-H Joint

36

14

8

58

TOTAL

114

52

30

196

PCSMs/PMRs

 

Depo-Medrol ®

Kenalog ®

Combo

TOTAL

A-C Joint

17

8

0

25

S-A Bursa

15

12

2

29

G-H Joint

11

10

2

23

TOTAL

43

30

4

77

Rheumatologists

 

Depo-Medrol ®

Kenalog ®

Combo

TOTAL

A-C Joint

2

3

0

5

S-A Bursa

10

6

2

18

G-H Joint

7

4

1

12

TOTAL

19

13

3

35

  1. Combo = combinations of two or more corticosteroids.
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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

ISSN: 1471-2474

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