[Complications of local use of hydrocortisone in surgery]

Complications in 12 patients having diseases of the locomotor system resulting from local application of hydrocortisone are analysed. Having studied the character of complications and causes producing them, the author made a conclusion that if definite conditions for inducing the blockade are not complied with, it results in complications, which are much more dangerous than the initial lesion and, sometimes, may lead to disability.