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. 2016 Dec 27;316(24):2671-2672.
doi: 10.1001/jama.2016.17565.

Intra-articular Corticosteroids for Osteoarthritis of the Knee

Bruno R da Costa  1 , Roman Hari  1 , Peter Jüni  2
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Intra-articular Corticosteroids for Osteoarthritis of the Knee

Bruno R da Costa et al. JAMA. .
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Abstract

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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  • Intra-articular corticosteroid for knee osteoarthritis.
    Jüni P, Hari R, Rutjes AW, Fischer R, Silletta MG, Reichenbach S, da Costa BR. Jüni P, et al. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2015 Oct 22;2015(10):CD005328. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD005328.pub3. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2015. PMID: 26490760 Free PMC article.

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