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Efficacy of musculoskeletal injections given by primary care providers in the office

Authors Eftekhaari TE , Nazarnezhad M , Ghasemzadeh I

Received 9 May 2013

Accepted for publication 9 May 2013

Published 16 September 2013 Volume 2013:6 Pages 773—775

DOI https://doi.org/10.2147/IJGM.S47816



Tasnim Eghbal Eftekhaari,1 Mirzaali Nazarnezhad,1 Iman Ghasemzadeh2

1Clinical Research Development Unit, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences Bandar Abbas, Iran; 2Infectious Disease Research Center, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, Bandar Abbas, Iran

Patients commonly present to primary care physicians with musculoskeletal symptoms. Clinicians qualified in internal medicine must be knowledgeable about the diagnosis and management of musculoskeletal diseases, yet they often receive inadequate postgraduate training on this topic. The musculoskeletal problems most frequently encountered in our busy injection practice involve, in decreasing order, the knees, trochanteric bursae, and glenohumeral joints.1 However, patients usually present to a primary care physician and embark on treatment there, despite having the option of referral to a subspecialist fully trained in this procedure.

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