Silver's Joint And Soft Tissue Injection: Injecting With Confidence

SIXTH EDITION SILVER’S JOINT AND SOFT TISSUE INJECTION INJECTING WITH CONFIDENCE Trevor Silver (1927–2011) Dr Silver was a general practitioner (GP) with an interest in the management of musculoskeletal conditions, notably injection therapy. Throughout his career, he was interested in education and training. For many years, he was Regional Adviser to South West Thames Region British Postgraduate Medical Federation and held a number of important roles within the Royal College of General Practitioners, including Chair and Provost of the South West Thames Faculty. He chaired many management, education and research committees, including the local division of the BMA and his regional health authority regional research committee. He was a GP advisor to the Arthritis and Rheumatism Council and a trainer to the Royal Army Medical Corps (RAMC). He contributed to original research on the regional inequalities of GP training in inner city areas. He travelled widely to deliver his highly regarded soft tissue and joint injection workshops and published the successful book, Joint and Soft Tissue Injection. (Adapted from BMJ 2011; 343:d7233 with permission from BMJ Publishing Group Ltd.) SIXTH EDITION SILVER’S JOINT AND SOFT TISSUE INJECTION INJECTING WITH CONFIDENCE EDITED BY DAVID SILVER FRCR FRCP Consultant Musculoskeletal Radiologist Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust Past President, British Society of Skeletal Radiologists UK CRC Press Taylor & Francis Group 6000 Broken Sound Parkway NW, Suite 300 Boca Raton, FL 33487-2742 © 2019 by Taylor & Francis Group, LLC CRC Press is an imprint of Taylor & Francis Group, an Informa business No claim to original U.S. Government works Printed on acid-free paper International Standard Book Number-13: 978-1-138-60417-9 (Paperback) 978-1-138-60420-9 (Hardback) This book contains information obtained from authentic and highly regarded sources. Reasonable efforts have been made to publish reliable data and information, but the author and publisher cannot assume responsibility for the validity of all materials or the consequences of their use. The authors and publishers have attempted to trace the copyright holders of all material reproduced in this publication and apologize to copyright holders if permission to publish in this form has not been obtained. If any copyright material has not been acknowledged please write and let us know so we may rectify in any future reprint. Except as permitted under U.S. Copyright Law, no part of this book may be reprinted, reproduced, transmitted, or utilized in any form by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying, microfilming, and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, without written permission from the publishers. For permission to photocopy or use material electronically from this work, please access www. copyright.com (http://www.copyright.com/) or contact the Copyright Clearance Center, Inc. (CCC), 222 Rosewood Drive, Danvers, MA 01923, 978-750-8400. CCC is a not-for-profit organization that provides licenses and registration for a variety of users. For organizations that have been granted a photocopy license by the CCC, a separate system of payment has been arranged. Trademark Notice: Product or corporate names may be trademarks or registered trademarks, and are used only for identification and explanation without intent to infringe. Visit the Taylor & Francis Web site at http://www.taylorandfrancis.com and the CRC Press Web site at http://www.crcpress.com Contents Preface to the first edition xi Preface to the second edition xiii Preface to the third edition xv Preface to the fourth edition xvii Preface to the fifth edition xix Preface to the sixth edition xxi Introduction xxiii About the author xxv Contributors xxvii Abbreviations xxix