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The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (American). 2004;86:2567-2568
© 2004 The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.

Letter to the Editor

Fluoroscopically Guided Low-Volume Peritendinous Corticosteroid Injection For Achilles Tendinopathy. A Safety Study

Narayan Hulse, MS, MRCS, Swaminathan Raja, MS, FRCS and Biju Sankar, MS, MRCS

Corresponding author:
Narayan Hulse, MS, MRCS
Manchester Royal Infirmary
Oxford Road
Manchester M13 9WL
United Kingdom

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To The Editor:

In the article entitled "Fluoroscopically Guided Low-Volume Peritendinous Corticosteroid Injection for Achilles Tendinopathy. A Safety Study" (2004;86:802-6), by Gill et al., the authors concluded that it is safe to inject corticosteroids under direct fluoroscopic visualization into the peritendinous space for the treatment of Achilles tendinopathy. Figure 1 of the article demonstrates a potential peritendinous space between the paratenon and the Achilles tendon into which the authors tried to inject steroid with use of tenography.

However, from the available literature, we know that the paratenon can be affected in the early phase of tendinopathy . . . [Full Text of this Article]

Sanjitpal S. Gill, MD, Martin K. Gelbke, MD, Steve L. Mattson, MD, Mark W. Anderson, MD and Shepard R. Hurwitz, MD

Corresponding author:
Shepard R. Hurwitz, MD
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
University of Virginia
Box 800159
Charlottesville, VA 22908
srh5u@virginia.edu


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