Efficacy of Intra-Articular Corticosteroid Injections on Clinical Outcomes in Patients With Operative Distal Radius Fractures

Summary

The randomized controlled study which compare clinical outcomes (functional score) in patients with distal radius fractures who underwent open reduction with internal fixation and received intra-articular steroid injections to those who received placebo injections.

Timeline

Start

2024-07-01

Primary completion

2026-12-31

Completion

2026-12-31

Publications

• Background Mittal A, Bhuti G, Dondeti U, akhtar u, pathak d. CORTICOSTEROID INJECTION AT THE FRACTURE SITE AS AN EFFECTIVE METHOD OF PAIN RELIEF IN SINGLE RIB FRACTURES: A PROSPECTIVE STUDY 2021.
• Background Laohaprasitiporn P, Monteerarat Y, Jaderojananont W, Limthongthang R, Vathana T. Validity, Reliability and Responsiveness of the Thai Version of Patient-Rated Wrist Evaluation (Th-PRWE) in Distal Radius Fracture Patients. Siriraj Med J [Internet]. 2021 Mar. 9 [cited 2024 Feb. 15];73(4):275-81. Available from: https://he02.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/sirirajmedj/article/view/246833
• Results Court-Brown CM, Caesar B. Epidemiology of adult fractures: A review. Injury. 2006 Aug;37(8):691-7. doi: 10.1016/j.injury.2006.04.130. Epub 2006 Jun 30.
• Results Kong L, Zhai Y, Zhang Z, Lu J, Zhang B, Tian D. Radiocarpal joint stiffness following surgical treatment for distal radius fractures: the incidence and associated factors. J Orthop Surg Res. 2020 Aug 11;15(1):313. doi: 10.1186/s13018-020-01857-6.
• Results Saied A, Heshmati A, Sadeghifar A, Mousavi AA, Arabnejad F, Pooladsanj A. Prophylactic corticosteroid injection in ulnar wrist pain in distal radius fracture. Indian J Orthop. 2015 Jul-Aug;49(4):393-7. doi: 10.4103/0019-5413.159595.
• Results Kim YS, Lee KG, Lee HJ. Effect of triamcinolone acetonide on stiffness after surgical treatment of proximal humerus fractures: a randomized controlled study. Arch Orthop Trauma Surg. 2020 Nov;140(11):1731-1737. doi: 10.1007/s00402-020-03425-3. Epub 2020 Mar 31.
• Results Petersen SK, Hansen I, Andreasen RA. Low frequency of septic arthritis after arthrocentesis and intra-articular glucocorticoid injection. Scand J Rheumatol. 2019 Sep;48(5):393-397. doi: 10.1080/03009742.2019.1584329. Epub 2019 May 31.
• Results Habib GS, Miari W. The effect of intra-articular triamcinolone preparations on blood glucose levels in diabetic patients: a controlled study. J Clin Rheumatol. 2011 Sep;17(6):302-5. doi: 10.1097/RHU.0b013e31822acd7c.

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