Long-term follow-up of corticosteroid injection for traumatic olecranon bursitis

Description: Forty-seven patients with traumatic olecranon bursitis were evaluated after a mean follow-up of 31 months (range 6 to 62 months). Twenty-two patients treated with bursal aspiration had delayed recovery and no complications of therapy. Twenty-five patients treated with intrabursal injection of 20 mg of triamcinolone hexacetonide had rapid recovery, usually within one week, but suffered complications such as infection (3 cases), skin atrophy (5 cases), and chronic local pain (7 cases). Since spontaneous resolution can be expected, a conservative approach is suggested in the treatment of traumatic olecranon bursitis.
Long-term follow-up of corticosteroid injection for traumatic olecranon bursitis. Weinstein PS, Canoso JJ, Wohlgethan JR. Ann Rheum Dis. 1984 Feb;43(1):44-6.