Comparison of intra-articular steroid injection and hyaluronic acid in mono-articular synovitis knee

Intra-articular methotrexate in knee synovitis.

OBJECTIVE To test whether methotrexate prolongs the effect of intra-articular corticosteroid in suppressing knee synovitis. METHODS Thirty-eight patients with chronic knee synovitis were randomly allocated to receive intra-articular triamcinolone hexacetonide with or without methotrexate. Variables were knee pain and swelling, assessor and patient global assessment, morning stiffness, ESR and...

Therapeutic Efficacy of Intra-Articular Hyaluronic Acid in Osteoarthritis Knee

Osteoarthritis (OA) is an increasingly important public health problem [1]. It is slowly progressive, can cause symptoms ranging from mild to disabiling. Osteoarthritis is a common cause of knee pain especially in the elderly. It is characterised by loss of articular cartilage, subchondral sclerosis, joint deterioration and osteophyte formation [1]. The current treatment for knee OA consists of...

Intra-articular hyaluronic acid injections for knee osteoarthritis.

Knee osteoarthritis is a common but often difficult problem to manage in primary care. Traditional nonsurgical management, consisting of lifestyle modification, physical therapy and pharmacologic therapy (e.g., analgesics, anti-inflammatory medications), is often ineffective or leaves residual symptoms. Viscosupplementation is a newly available option for patients with symptomatic knee osteoart...

Updates on intra-articular hyaluronic Acid therapy for knee osteoarthritis.

Efficacy of Intra-Articular Injection of Hyaluronic Acid in the Treatment of Knee Osteoarthritis

This study was conducted to evaluate the efficacy of intraarticular injection of hyaluronic acid for the treatment of knee osteoarthritis. Patients with knee osteoarthritis were followed for a period of six months to assess the efficacy of intra-articular injection of hyaluronic acid given three times in three consecutive weeks. Fifty patients were reviewed at two, eight and 24 weeks post-injec...