It includes systemic analgesics, nonsteroid antiinflammatory drugs (NSAID) and intra-articular (IA) injections with glucocorticoids and viscosupplementation agents such as sodium hyaluronate (SH) [5, ...

SAN DIEGO — Results presented here showed intra-articular injections of platelet-rich plasma may be inferior to corticosteroid injections for treatment of mild to moderate knee osteoarthritis.

Intra-articular HA is in widespread use for knee osteoarthritis. A single course of treatment is a well established treatment option for knee OA, but the impact of repeated injections of intra ...

Intra-articular glucocorticoid injections are another potential component of OA treatment. These can be useful for patients who still have one or a few painful joints despite NSAID use and in ...

75.56%) in treating temporomandibular joint disorder (TMD) compared to intra-articular injections. "PDT led to greater pain reduction, as measured by the Visual Analog Scale (VAS), along with ...

If possible, meta-analysis was performed. Results Ten trials were included. In these, intra-articular PRP injections were more effective for pain reduction (mean difference (MD) −2.45; 95% CI −2.92 to ...

Strong opioids should be avoided in older people as risks outweigh benefits (Chaplin, 2023). An intra-articular corticosteroid injection can lead to a short-term improvement in pain and function in ...

Mr Derek Robinson, Department of Orthopaedics, Southmead Hospital, Westbury on Trym, Bristol BS10 5NB, UK ...