Musculoskeletal steroid injections in pregnancy: a review.

Carpal tunnel syndrome in pregnancy Joint injection in pregnancy Musculoskeletal pain in pregnancy Pregnancy Steroid injection in pregnancy

Journal

Skeletal radiology
ISSN: 1432-2161
Titre abrégé: Skeletal Radiol
Pays: Germany
ID NLM: 7701953

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
Aug 2023
Historique:
received: 30 12 2022
accepted: 06 03 2023
revised: 06 03 2023
medline: 19 6 2023
pubmed: 15 3 2023
entrez: 14 3 2023
Statut: ppublish

Résumé

Pregnant women experience a wide range of musculoskeletal pain disorders, which include general ailments occurring during pregnancy, exacerbation of pre-existing conditions, or pregnancy-specific pain/inflammatory conditions. There are significant concerns and knowledge gaps surrounding the safety, dosage, and potential long-term effects of several drugs used during pregnancy. Our article reviews the use of focal steroid injections during pregnancy. A mixture of case studies, meta-analyses, and randomised controlled trials have shown at least there is no adverse side effect to the mother or baby from maternal use of non-systemic injection during pregnancy and a significant improvement in symptoms of pain or paraesthesia can be achieved in patients that do not respond to more conservative measures. As with all patients, the use of steroid injection should be judged on a case-by-case basis to ensure that it is the most appropriate treatment choice. However, being pregnant should not be considered a contraindication to a single dose of non-systemic steroid administration, as these women can achieve significant symptomatic relief that reduces reliance on systemic medication and can significantly improve their quality of life.

Identifiants

pubmed: 36917270
doi: 10.1007/s00256-023-04320-9
pii: 10.1007/s00256-023-04320-9
doi:

Substances chimiques

Steroids 0

Types de publication

Journal Article Review

Langues

eng

Sous-ensembles de citation

IM

Pagination

1465-1473

Informations de copyright

© 2023. Crown.

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Auteurs

Claire Filippini (C)

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Windmill Rd, Oxford, OX3 7LD, UK.

Sonal Saran (S)

Department of Radiodiagnosis, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India.

Basavaraj Chari (B)

Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Windmill Rd, Oxford, OX3 7LD, UK. raj.chari@ouh.nhs.uk.

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