Effect of Intra-articular #Triamcinolone vs Saline on Knee #Cartilage Volume and Pain in Patients With Knee #Osteoarthritis
A Randomized Clinical Trial
http://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2626573
Question What are the effects of intra-articular injection of 40 mg of triamcinolone acetonide every 3 months on progression of cartilage loss and knee pain in patients with osteoarthritis?
Conclusions and Relevance Among patients with symptomatic knee osteoarthritis, 2 years of intra-articular triamcinolone, compared with intra-articular saline, resulted in significantly greater cartilage volume loss and no significant difference in knee pain. These findings do not support this treatment for patients with symptomatic knee osteoarthritis.
A Randomized Clinical Trial
http://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2626573
Question What are the effects of intra-articular injection of 40 mg of triamcinolone acetonide every 3 months on progression of cartilage loss and knee pain in patients with osteoarthritis?
Conclusions and Relevance Among patients with symptomatic knee osteoarthritis, 2 years of intra-articular triamcinolone, compared with intra-articular saline, resulted in significantly greater cartilage volume loss and no significant difference in knee pain. These findings do not support this treatment for patients with symptomatic knee osteoarthritis.
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Comparison of Intra-articular Triamcinolone vs Saline for Knee Osteoarthritis
This randomized trial compares the effects of intra-articular triamcinolone vs saline injected every 3 months for 2 years on changes in cartilage volume and pain in older adult patients with knee osteoarthritis.
Finger Joint #Cartilage Evaluated by Semiquantitative #Ultrasound Score in Patients With #Rheumatoid Arthritis
https://2medical.news/2021/02/09/finger-joint-cartilage-evaluated-by-semiquantitative-ultrasound-score-in-patients-with-rheumatoid-arthritis/
Joint destruction in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) includes both bone and cartilage lesions. Since joint space narrowing (JSN) is not a direct evaluation of cartilage using radiography, we aimed to examine the validity of ultrasound (US) cartilage evaluation using a semiquantitative method in patients with RA. Methods We enrolled 103 patients with RA who were in remission or showing low disease activity and 42 healthy subjects. …
https://2medical.news/2021/02/09/finger-joint-cartilage-evaluated-by-semiquantitative-ultrasound-score-in-patients-with-rheumatoid-arthritis/
Joint destruction in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) includes both bone and cartilage lesions. Since joint space narrowing (JSN) is not a direct evaluation of cartilage using radiography, we aimed to examine the validity of ultrasound (US) cartilage evaluation using a semiquantitative method in patients with RA. Methods We enrolled 103 patients with RA who were in remission or showing low disease activity and 42 healthy subjects. …