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[rugbygirl]

This past week I've been doing my Sports Medicine elective - it's going well! There are so many different variations on what I thought were all the same thing... for example "ankle sprain" is not really a good diagnosis. There are so many other things that you can have, pertaining to specific anatomy... and some more serious things that I didn't

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[ginsnap]

I've heard of so many different results from cortisone shots - from perfect results to nothing. Why is that? Fmg got a shot in his ankle but the results only seemed to last a couple days.

[rugbygirl]

It's quite variable - mostly because we can only guess if you have active inflammation in the joint, or if it's just degenerative arthritis. If it's degenerative you may get some benefit, but it won't last long. If it's actively inflammed the cortisone (If injected in the correct location) will definitely calm the inflammation down, and should hopefully last 6 to 12 months.

Some joints - particularly ankles - are difficult to inject in the correct location, so my guess is that the cortisone may not have actually got into the joint, but went into the surrounding area.

[ginsnap]

thanks. Poor MrG (previously fmg) suffers with his ankle. I want him to get bettter.

[rugbygirl]

Has he had a bone scan? That will show active inflammation. The other thing to consider is an MRI, or arthroscopy.