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World J Orthop. Feb 18, 2025; 16(2): 101197
Published online Feb 18, 2025. doi: 10.5312/wjo.v16.i2.101197
Published online Feb 18, 2025. doi: 10.5312/wjo.v16.i2.101197
Table 2 Factors influencing fear of injection
| Parameter | n | Factors influencing anxiety | |||||
| Fear of pain | Appearance of the needle and syringe | Needle size | Seeing others receiving injection | Negative previous experience | BAI | ||
| Study population | 60 | 2.84 | 2.54 | 2.51 | 1.23 | 1.23 | 4.26 |
| Use of local anesthesia | |||||||
| Study (local anesthesia) | 30 | 2.68 | 2.2 | 2.23 | 1.25 | 1.06 | 4.33 |
| Control (no local anesthesia) | 30 | 3 | 2.88 | 2.77 | 1.23 | 1.42 | 4.15 |
- Citation: Albagli A, Rath E, Druckmann I, Efrima B, Kazum E, Parnes N, Sandler AB, Tyler J, Amar E. Pre-injection local anesthesia does not affect experienced pain in intra-articular hip injections. World J Orthop 2025; 16(2): 101197
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/2218-5836/full/v16/i2/101197.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.5312/wjo.v16.i2.101197