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Intra-articular Corticosteroids for Osteoarthritis of the Knee

Bruno R. da Costa, Roman Hari, Peter Jüni

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Clinical Question: Are intra-articular corticosteroids associated with improvement in pain and physical function compared with sham injection or no intervention in patients with knee osteoarthritis? Bottom Line: Intra-articular corticosteroids may be associated with moderate improvement in pain and a small improvement in physical function up to 6 weeks after injection. However, the quality of the evidence is low.

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Clinical Question: Are intra-articular corticosteroids associated with improvement in pain and physical function compared with sham injection or no intervention in patients with knee osteoarthritis? Bottom Line: Intra-articular corticosteroids may be associated with moderate improvement in pain and a small improvement in physical function up to 6 weeks after injection. However, the quality of the evidence is low.

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Clinical Question: Are intra-articular corticosteroids associated with improvement in pain and physical function compared with sham injection or no intervention in patients with knee osteoarthritis? Bottom Line: Intra-articular corticosteroids may be associated with moderate improvement in pain and a small improvement in physical function up to 6 weeks after injection. However, the quality of the evidence is low.

Key concepts: Medicine, Osteoarthritis, Intra articular, Physical therapy, Knee pain, Knee Joint, Surgery, Alternative medicine

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