Site	Syringe	Needle	Anesthetic	Corticosteroid*		Hydrocortisone equivalents per injection
Greater trochanteric bursa	5 to 10 mL	22 or 25 gauge, 1.5 inch (longer if patient is very obese)	3 to 5 mL of 1 percent lidocaine (Xylocaine) or 0.25 or 0.5 percent bupivacaine (Marcaine)	1 mL betamethasone sodium phosphate and acetate (Celestone Soluspan)		150
					or
				1 mL methylprednisolone (Depo-Medrol), 40 mg per mL		200
Knee joint	30 to 60 mL (for aspiration), 10 mL (for injection)	18, 20, or 22 gauge 1.5 inch†	5 to 7 mL of 1 percent lidocaine or 0.25 or 0.5 percent bupivacaine	2 to 3 mL betamethasone sodium phosphate and acetate		300 to 450
					or
				2 to 3 mL methylprednisolone, 40 mg per mL		400 to 600
Pes anserine bursa	5 mL	25 gauge, 1 inch	2 mL of 1 percent lidocaine or 0.25 or 0.5 percent bupivacaine	1 mL betamethasone sodium phosphate and acetate		150
					or
				1 mL methylprednisolone, 40 mg per mL		200
Iliotibial band	5 mL	25 gauge, 1 inch	1 to 2 mL of 1 percent lidocaine or 0.25 or 0.5 percent bupivacaine	1 mL betamethasone sodium phosphate and acetate		150
					or
				1 mL methylprednisolone, 40 mg per mL		200
Prepatellar bursa	20 to 30 mL (for aspiration), 5 to 10 mL (for injection)	18 or 22 gauge, 1 or 1.5 inch†	2 mL of 1 percent lidocaine or 0.25 or 0.5 percent bupivacaine	1 mL betamethasone sodium phosphate and acetate		150
					or
				1 mL methylprednisolone, 40 mg per mL		200