Research Article
Musculoskeletal Corticosteroid Injection during COVID-19 Pandemic in Sabah: Is It Safe?
Table 2
Characteristics of musculoskeletal steroid injections.
| Characteristics of steroid injection | | n | % |
| Area of injection | | | | Ankle | 2 | 5.7 | Elbow | 2 | 5.7 | Finger | 3 | 8.6 | Knee | 15 | 42.9 | Shoulder | 7 | 20 | Spine | 1 | 2.9 | Wrist | 5 | 14.3 |
| Number of joint injections per day per person | | | | Single joint injection | 33 | 94.3 | Multiple joint injections | 2 | 5.7 |
| Type of steroid | | | | Triamcinolone | 35 | 100 |
| Type of anaesthesia | | | | 2% lignocaine | 35 | 100 |
| Additional prolotherapy | | | | With prolotherapy | 12 | 34.3 | Without prolotherapy | 23 | 65.7 |
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