TY - JOUR T1 - Intra-articular corticosteroid injections in acute rheumatoid monoarthritides JF - Emergency Medicine Journal JO - Emerg Med J SP - 204 LP - 204 VL - 21 IS - 2 AU - Jane Sholsberg AU - Rupert Jackson Y1 - 2004/03/01 UR - http://emj.bmj.com/content/21/2/204.abstract N2 - A short cut review was carried out to establish whether intra-articular corticosteroid injections were effective at reducing pain in patients with acute rheumatoid monoarthritis. Altogether 215 papers were found using the reported search, of which one presented the best evidence to answer the clinical question. The author, date and country of publication, patient group studied, study type, relevant outcomes, results, and study weaknesses of this best paper are tabulated. A clinical bottom line is stated. ER -