LOCAL INJECTIONS AND REGIONAL ANALGESIA WITH PROCAINE SOLUTIONS FOR INTRACTABLE PAIN IN CHRONIC ARTHRITIS AND RELATED CONDITIONS
Authors: Otto Steinbrocker
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1939)

Article1 June 1939LOCAL INJECTIONS AND REGIONAL ANALGESIA WITH PROCAINE SOLUTIONS FOR INTRACTABLE PAIN IN CHRONIC ARTHRITIS AND RELATED CONDITIONSOTTO STEINBROCKER, M.D., F.I.C.A.OTTO STEINBROCKER, M.D., F.I.C.A.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-12-12-1917 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptINTRODUCTIONArthritis and related diseases present systemic and local symptoms not infrequently dominated chiefly by persistent, intractable pain or discomfort. Certain of these rheumatic conditions are preëminently painful, such as neuritis, bursitis, fibrositis and traumatic conditions of muscle, tendon, fascia and joint. While rheumatoid arthritis often is associated with discomfort, it is not as likely to present localized, intractable involvement of one or more joints, as osteoarthritis. 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To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: New York, N. Y.*Received for publication June 15, 1938.From the Arthritis Clinics, Bellevue Hospital, Fourth Medical Division, and N. Y. Post-Graduate Hospital and Medical School (Columbia University). Nextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byLocal injection therapyPainful Shoulder Syndromes: Their Diagnosis and TreatmentTherapeutische Versuche mit Eingriffen am Sympathicus bei verschiedenartigen ErkrankungenSurgery in Chronic ArthritisThe treatment of intractable pain 1 June 1939Volume 12, Issue 12Page: 1917-1939KeywordsArthritisFibromyalgiaHospitalsMusclesOsteoarthritisRheumatic conditionsRheumatic feverRheumatoid arthritisSystemic diseasesTendons ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 June 1939 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright, 1939, by The American College of PhysiciansPDF downloadLoading ...