One to Two Days of Rest Is Recommended Before Returning to Sport After Intra-Articular Corticosteroid Injection in the High-Level Athlete

Overview

Journal Arthrosc Sports Med Rehabil

Date 2023 Aug 10

PMID 37560144

Authors

Katie McMorrow

Sachin Allahabadi

Landon Frazier

Ryan Quigley

Brian Serrano

Brian J Cole

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Abstract

Level Of Evidence: Level V, expert opinion.

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