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This study aimed to describe current corticosteroid injection practices among Australian podiatrists and podiatric surgeons.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A descriptive cross\u2010sectional survey was distributed via REDCap to Australian podiatrists and podiatric surgeons endorsed to prescribe scheduled medicines. The questions were developed using an iterative process and focused on demographic and professional characteristics, administrative factors and injection practices for plantar fascia, intermetatarsal and intra\u2010articular injections. The survey was conducted between January 2025 and April 2026 and reported according to the Consensus\u2010Based Checklist for Reporting of Survey Studies (CROSS). Descriptive statistics were used to summarise injection practices for plantar fascia, intermetatarsal and intra\u2010articular injections.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Forty\u2010five people participated in the study, and 33 completed the survey in full. Participants had a mean of 17.1\u00a0years in practice and 9.6\u00a0years administering corticosteroid injections. Most participants were endorsed podiatrists (64%), with the remainder being podiatric surgeons (33%). Participants reported administering a mean maximum of three corticosteroid injections per patient annually and recommending a mean interval of 3\u00a0months between injections. Betamethasone 5.7\u00a0mg\/mL was the most common corticosteroid across all injection sites and was frequently combined with ropivacaine or bupivacaine. Ultrasound guidance was used by 50% of participants for plantar fascia injections, 39% for intermetatarsal injections and 46% for intra\u2010articular injections. Symptom relief was perceived to last between 3 and 6\u00a0months, whereas adverse effects were recalled to be infrequent and most commonly included steroid flare and post\u2010injection pain.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Australian podiatrists and podiatric surgeons reported consistency in some corticosteroid injection practices and variability in others. These findings provide an initial descriptive benchmark of corticosteroid injection practice in Australian podiatry and may inform future clinical guidelines and research.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1002\/jfa2.70214","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,9,12]],"date-time":"2026-09-12T06:11:57Z","timestamp":1789193517000},"source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Corticosteroid Injection Practices of Australian Podiatrists for Common Foot and Ankle Conditions"],"prefix":"10.1002","volume":"19","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0008-3732-0434","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Christopher B.","family":"Couesnon","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Discipline of Podiatry School of Allied Health, Human Services and Sport La Trobe University  Melbourne Victoria Australia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-6966-5324","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Matthew","family":"Cotchett","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Discipline of Podiatry School of Allied Health, Human Services and Sport La Trobe University  Melbourne Victoria Australia"},{"name":"Northern Hospital  Epping Victoria Australia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0004-1950-6076","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Naomi","family":"Blood","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Toorak Village Podiatry  Toorak Victoria Australia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-2102-7777","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Glen A.","family":"Whittaker","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Discipline of Podiatry School of Allied Health, Human Services and Sport La Trobe University  Melbourne Victoria Australia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"311","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,9,11]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_2_13_2_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1186\/1471\u20102474\u20108\u201063"},{"key":"e_1_2_13_3_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.carj.2018.11.002"},{"key":"e_1_2_13_4_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1186\/s13047\u2010023\u201000672\u20106"},{"key":"e_1_2_13_5_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1186\/s12891\u2010019\u20102749\u2010z"},{"key":"e_1_2_13_6_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1080\/14712598.2025.2465833"},{"key":"e_1_2_13_7_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.7547\/20\u2010151"},{"key":"e_1_2_13_8_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1177\/1071100716670160"},{"key":"e_1_2_13_9_1","volume-title":"Principles of analgesic and anti\u2010inflammatory drug use for musculoskeletal conditions in adults","year":"2022"},{"key":"e_1_2_13_10_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1007\/s40122\u2010020\u201000157\u20105"},{"key":"e_1_2_13_11_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.arth.2020.09.022"},{"key":"e_1_2_13_12_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1007\/s11606\u2010021\u201006737\u20101"},{"key":"e_1_2_13_13_1","unstructured":"Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency and the National Boards \u201cAHPRA & National Boards Annual Report 2023\/24: Leadership and Collaboration for Safer Healthcare \u201dwww.ahpra.gov.au\/Publications\/Annual\u2010reports."},{"key":"e_1_2_13_14_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.jbi.2019.103208"},{"key":"e_1_2_13_15_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.3113\/FAI.2011.0394"},{"key":"e_1_2_13_16_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1002\/art.1790070309"},{"key":"e_1_2_13_17_1","volume-title":"Therapeutic guidelines. 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