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AAOS2019: IA corticosteroid versus NSAID in knee osteoarthritis treatment
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AAOS2019: IA corticosteroid versus NSAID in knee osteoarthritis treatment

72 patients with knee osteoarthritis were randomized to intraarticular injection with either 40mg methylprednisolone or 30m ketorolac. Patients were assessed for improvement over 6-week follow-up in numeric rating scale (NRS) pain scores, the Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC), and the Oxford Knee Score (OKS). Results demonstrated significant significant within-group improvement in both groups for NRS pain score and WOMAC scores. However, for OKS scores, only the corticosteroid group demonstrated a significant improvement from baseline.

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OrthoEvidence. AAOS2019: IA corticosteroid versus NSAID in knee osteoarthritis treatment. ACE Report. 2019;9(3):37. Available from: https://myorthoevidence.com/AceReport/Report/

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