Patients who had the steroid injection were more likely to report ... "possibly related to the trial treatment". They said hip osteoarthritis is a leading cause of disability, and prompted 90% ...

I manage an outpatient pain center in Munich and have for many years given intra-articular injections of opiates (morphine, hydromorphone) instead of cortisone in patients with osteoarthritis and ...

During this time I have consulted three rheumatologists and a hip surgeon, had X-rays and an MRI scan – all normal – taken anti-inflammatory pills and been given cortisone injections.