Sternoclavicular joint injections and their predictive value for the outcome of surgery.

Lukas Urbanschitz Philipp Kriechling Benjamin FritzDominik C MeyerKarl Wieser

Published in: Shoulder & elbow (2020)

Sternoclavicular injections are a useful tool in the context of degenerative sternoclavicular joint disorders as the amount of pain reduction is, in case the short-term effect is not long-lasting, at least a strong indicator for the future success of operative treatment.

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