[Intraosseous injections and the osseous pressure in patients with rheumatoid shoulder pain].

Intraosseous injection of physiological saline or local anaesthetic (prilocain) results in a marked relief of rest pain in rheumatoid shoulder. 28 shoulders were treated in tis way and the intraosseous pressure of the proximal end of the humerus was measured with simple central venous pressure equipment. The intraosseous pressure tends to decrease after injections.