Local complications of self administered anabolic steroid injections
- PMID: 9429018
- PMCID: PMC1332578
- DOI: 10.1136/bjsm.31.4.349
Local complications of self administered anabolic steroid injections
Abstract
In addition to the pharmacological side effects of anabolic steroids, complications may also result from the injection technique used in self administration. Two cases are presented where anabolic steroid injections resulted in knee joint sepsis and radial nerve palsy.
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