{"id":9760,"date":"2022-05-05T15:16:02","date_gmt":"2022-05-05T15:16:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.euromedica-assistance.com\/cmsms_department\/infiltrazione-incluso-il-farmaco\/"},"modified":"2025-08-09T08:50:32","modified_gmt":"2025-08-09T08:50:32","slug":"intra-articular-injection-drug-included","status":"publish","type":"cmsms_department","link":"https:\/\/www.euromedica-assistance.com\/en\/cmsms_department\/intra-articular-injection-drug-included\/","title":{"rendered":"Intra-articular Injection (Drug Included)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p> <strong>Infiltrations<\/strong> are injections of a medicinal fluid made into the joint<strong> (intra-articular infiltration)<\/strong> or into the space surrounding the joint <strong>(periarticular infiltration)<\/strong>.  <br\/><br\/>The amount of <strong>infiltration<\/strong> to be performed depends on the type of problem to be solved: in some cases<strong> a single<\/strong> infiltration is sufficient, while in others a cycle of between three and four infiltrations performed between two and four weeks apart is required. Infiltrations can be performed by <strong>different specialists<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n<p>Infiltrations are recommended to treat: <em>non-infectious arthritis, arthrosis, confropathy, capsulitis, bursitis, radicular syndromes, fibrositis, tenosynovitis, enthesopathy<\/em> but also, in some specific cases, <em>for gonarthrosis, spondylosis, coxarthrosis, rhizarthrosis, or mild arthrosis of the shoulder <\/em>.  <\/p>\n\n<p>There are cases, however, in which making the  <strong>infiltration is not possible,<\/strong> these are in fact situations where joint or periarticular infections are present, where there is the presence of a blood effusion in the joints, or where there are dermatological issues such as erythema, pustules, or signs of psoriasis.  <\/p>\n\n<p>On the other hand, regarding the drugs that are injected during infiltrations, the most common are: <strong>local anesthetics<\/strong> (lidocaine) for periarticular infiltrations &#8211; pain-relieving purposes, <strong>cortisone drugs<\/strong> for intra-articular or periarticular infiltrations &#8211; anti-inflammatory and pain-relieving purposes, <strong>hyaluronic acid<\/strong> for intraarticular infiltrations &#8211; viscosupplementation. <\/p>\n\n<p>Infiltrations are primarily aimed at lasting pain reduction, improved joint mobility, and reduced joint effusion.  <\/p>\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Infiltrations are injections of a medicinal fluid made into the joint (intra-articular infiltration) or into the space surrounding the joint (periarticular infiltration). 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