2007 Effect of corticosteroid injection for trochanter pain syndrome

Description: A considerable part of patients suffer from (greater) trochanteric pain syndrome or trochanteric bursitis. Local corticosteroid injections is one of the treatment options. Although clear evidence is lacking, small observational studies suggest that this treatment is effective in the short-term follow-up. So far, there are no randomised controlled trials available evaluating the efficacy of injection therapy. This study will investigate the efficacy of local corticosteroid injections in the trochanter syndrome in the general practice, using a randomised controlled trial design.
Effect of corticosteroid injection for trochanter pain syndrome: design of a randomised clinical trial in general practice. Brinks A, van Rijn RM, Bohnen AM, Slee GL, Verhaar JA, Koes BW, Bierma-Zeinstra SM. BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2007 Sep 19 Full text