[Experience gained with the use of local administration of medicinal remedies in rheumatic diseases]. / Dosvid zastosuvannia lokal'nogo vvedennia likars'kykh zasobiv pry revmatychnykh zakhvoriuvanniakh.

In the article, errors that are frequently encountered in dealing with rheumatic diseases are analysed together with the experience gained by the authors themselves with the management of 380 patients using local injections of corticosteroids (diprospan) and chondroprotectors (alflutop). The employment of local injection therapy has been shown to shorten considerably the patient's hospital stay, to improve the quality of life of the patients, with them being practically free from ill effects and complications.