Functional and Clinical Outcomes of Hyaluronic Acid and Steroid Injections in Bilateral Knee Osteoarthritis

Summary

The aim of this study is to compare functional and clinical outcomes of intraarticular injections of hyaluronic acid and steroids in patients with bilateral knee osteoarthritis. We will compare clinical and functional outcomes for each knee separately after week 6, month 3, month 6, and one year after the intervention.

Timeline

Start

2023-01-01

Primary completion

2023-11-15

Completion

2024-09-30

Publications

• Background Ko NY, Chang CN, Cheng CH, Yu HK, Hu GC. Comparative Effectiveness of Focused Extracorporeal versus Radial Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy for Knee Osteoarthritis-Randomized Controlled Study. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Jul 24;19(15):9001. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19159001.
• Background Mitra, S., Seenappa, H., & Madhavan, P. (2021). A clinical evaluation study of single spin vs double spin intra-articular prp injection in patients with bilateral early oa knee: a novel technique. International Journal of Orthopaedics Sciences, 7(3), 01-06. https://doi.org/10.22271/ortho.2021.v7.i3a.2718
• Background Rahman, S., Narhari, P., Sharifudin, M., & Aa, S. (2020). Western ontario and mcmaster universities (womac) osteoarthritis index as an assessment tool to indicate total knee arthroplasty in patients with primary knee osteoarthritis. Iium Medical Journal Malaysia, 19(3). https://doi.org/10.31436/imjm.v19i3.1664
• Background Wang SZ, Wu DY, Chang Q, Guo YD, Wang C, Fan WM. Intra-articular, single-shot co-injection of hyaluronic acid and corticosteroids in knee osteoarthritis: A randomized controlled trial. Exp Ther Med. 2018 Sep;16(3):1928-1934. doi: 10.3892/etm.2018.6371. Epub 2018 Jun 29.
• Background Metcalfe AJ, Andersson ML, Goodfellow R, Thorstensson CA. Is knee osteoarthritis a symmetrical disease? Analysis of a 12 year prospective cohort study. BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2012 Aug 22;13:153. doi: 10.1186/1471-2474-13-153.
• Background Khalaj N, Abu Osman NA, Mokhtar AH, George J, Abas WA. Effect of intra-articular hyaluronic injection on postural stability and risk of fall in patients with bilateral knee osteoarthritis. ScientificWorldJournal. 2014;2014:815184. doi: 10.1155/2014/815184. Epub 2014 Jun 19.
• Background Cotofana S, Wirth W, Pena Rossi C, Eckstein F, Gunther OH. Contralateral knee effect on self-reported knee-specific function and global functional assessment: data from the Osteoarthritis Initiative. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2015 Mar;67(3):374-81. doi: 10.1002/acr.22495.

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