RT Book, Section A1 Balch, Robert A2 Diwan, Sudhir A2 Staats, Peter S. SR Print(0) ID 1107199323 T1 Tendon Injections T2 Atlas of Pain Medicine Procedures YR 2015 FD 2015 PB McGraw-Hill Education PP New York, NY SN 9780071738767 LK accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1107199323 RD 2024/03/28 AB The indications for tendon or ligament injections can fall into 1 of 2 categories: diagnostic and therapeutic. Infiltration of local anesthetic along the tendon sheath can confirm the suspected diagnosis through symptom relief. Indications for therapeutic injections include decreased mobility and range of motion, pain, and the need to place medication in the area of pathology as a therapeutic adjunct to other forms of treatment.Common tendon/soft tissue–related conditions for which diagnostic and therapeutic injections are indicated:BursitisIschialTrochantericPes anserinePatellarTendinopathy/tendonosisBicipital tendonitisSupraspinatus tendonitisDe Quervain tenosynovitisPatellar tendonitisAchilles tendonitisMedial/lateral epicondylitisLevator scapulae tendonitisEnthesopathyIliolumbar ligamentSacrococcygeal ligamentSacrotuberous ligamentSacrospinous ligamentSacroiliac ligamentInterspinous ligamentSupraspinous ligamentNeuromas/ganglion cystsFasciitisPlantar fasciitisEntrapment syndromes