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intra-articular

American  
[in-truh-ahr-tik-yuh-ler] / ˌɪn trəˌɑrˈtɪk jə lər /

adjective

  1. located or occurring within a joint.


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All participants had failed to achieve adequate relief after at least three months of conservative treatment, including physiotherapy, anti-inflammatory medications, and intra-articular injections.

From Science Daily Jun. 17, 2026

"Conservative measures such as intra-articular injections no longer provide sufficient relief, but joint replacement is not an option for medical or personal reasons."

From Science Daily Jun. 17, 2026

Attorney Clark Brewster said in a statement Monday night that rules in Kentucky and other jurisdictions restrict only betamethasone acetate or sodium phosphate, which are injected into a horse’s intra-articular joint.

From Seattle Times Feb. 14, 2022

The more common use of betamethasone is administered by intra-articular injection.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 25, 2021

The synovial layer invests intra-articular ligaments, and is projected into the interior of the joint in the form of loose folds wherever the articulating surfaces are not in immediate contact.

From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Miles, Alexander

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