Treatment
Pediatric Joint Injections
Joint injections are used to treat children with arthritis. High-dose steroids are directly injected into the diseased joint spaces.
Frequently Asked Questions
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What are the risks of joint injections in children?
When can my child bathe after joint injections?
When can my child resume normal activity after joint injections?
Interventional Radiology at Children's National Hospital
Our pediatric interventional radiologists perform a full range of minimally invasive, image-guided procedures to both diagnose and treat disease in infants, children and adolescents. Discover more about the treatment we offer.
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Departments that Offer Joint Injections
Interventional Radiology
Children’s National interventional radiologists perform a full range of minimally invasive, image-guided procedures to both diagnose and treat disease in infants, children, and adolescents.