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Cortisone Injection (Corticosteroid Injection)
of Soft Tissues & Joints

Medical Author: William C. Shiel Jr., MD, FACP, FACR

What are corticosteroids?

Corticosteroids are a class of medications that are related to cortisone. Medications of this class reduce inflammation powerfully. They are used to reduce inflammation caused by a variety of diseases. Cortisone is one type of corticosteroid. For the purpose of this review, "cortisone" is used interchangeably with "corticosteroid."

Corticosteroids can be taken by mouth, inhaled, applied to the skin, given intravenously (into a vein), or injected into the tissues of the body. Examples of corticosteroids include prednisone and prednisolone (given by mouth), Solu-Medrol (given intravenously), as well as triamcinolone, kenalog, celestone, Depo-Medrol, and others (given by injection into body tissues). This article describes the role of cortisone injections into the soft tissues and joints.



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Last Editorial Review: 4/23/2008

Source: MedicineNet.com
http://www.medicinenet.com/cortisone_injection/article.htm

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