Abstract
Ultrasound-guided intraarticular hip corticosteroid injections may be useful for emergency care providers treating patients with painful exacerbations of osteoarthritis of the hip. Corticosteroid injection is widely recommended as a first-line treatment for painful osteoarthritis of the hip. Bedside ultrasound is readily available in most emergency departments; however, using ultrasound to guide therapeutic hip injections has not yet been described in emergency practice. Herein, we present the first description of a successful emergency physician-performed ultrasound-guided hip injection of local anesthetic and corticosteroid for pain control in a patient with an acute exacerbation of osteoarthritis.
Highlights
Hip osteoarthritis (OA) is a common painful condition in the emergency department (ED)
Ultrasound-guided intraarticular hip corticosteroid injections may be useful for emergency care providers treating patients with painful exacerbations of osteoarthritis of the hip
Bedside ultrasound is readily available in most emergency departments; using ultrasound to guide therapeutic hip injections has not yet been described in emergency practice
Summary
Alameda County Medical Center, Highland Hospital, Department of Emergency Medicine, Oakland, California. Supervising Section Editor: Rick McPheeters, DO Submission history: Submitted October 8, 2012; Revisions received December 18, 2012; Accepted February 15, 2013 Full text available through open access at http://escholarship.org/uc/uciem_westjem. Ultrasound-guided intraarticular hip corticosteroid injections may be useful for emergency care providers treating patients with painful exacerbations of osteoarthritis of the hip. Corticosteroid injection is widely recommended as a first-line treatment for painful osteoarthritis of the hip. Bedside ultrasound is readily available in most emergency departments; using ultrasound to guide therapeutic hip injections has not yet been described in emergency practice. We present the first description of a successful emergency physician-performed ultrasound-guided hip injection of local anesthetic and corticosteroid for pain control in a patient with an acute exacerbation of osteoarthritis. We present the first description of a successful emergency physician-performed ultrasound-guided hip injection of local anesthetic and corticosteroid for pain control in a patient with an acute exacerbation of osteoarthritis. [West J Emerg Med. 2013;14(5):505–508.]
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