THE FATE OF INTRAGLUTEAL INJECTIONS
1929; American Medical Association; Volume: 19; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1001/archderm.1929.02380210002001
ISSN1538-3652
Autores Tópico(s)Facial Rejuvenation and Surgery Techniques
ResumoMuch has been written on the technic of intramuscular injection, but little work has been done man, on its local dispersion. It was felt that such a study might offer some explanation for local reactions. It was also hoped that it might establish some rational foundation for the dispersion of intramuscular injections. The technic of injection used for this study is that outlined detail by Stokes. 1 This consists essentially of securing complete relaxation the patient by having him lie on his abdomen on a narrow table with arms hanging over the sides of the table and toed in to relax the gluteus maximus muscle. The buttock is divided into four equal quadrants, and the injection is given near the angle of the upper outer quadrant. The left hand is used to pull down on the skin and superficial fascia before the needle is inserted. This acts
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