Ultrasound detected synovial change and pain response following intra-articular injection of corticosteroid and a placebo in symptomatic osteoarthritic knees: a pilot study

Ann Rheum Dis. 2014 Aug;73(8):1590-1. doi: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2014-205206. Epub 2014 Mar 27.

Authors

Michelle Hall¹, Sally Doherty², Philip Courtney³, Khalid Latief³, Weiya Zhang², Michael Doherty²

Affiliations

¹ Academic Rheumatology, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK School of Health Sciences, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK.
² Academic Rheumatology, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK.
³ Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Nottingham, UK.

PMID: 24675096
DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2014-205206

No abstract available

Keywords: Corticosteroids; Knee Osteoarthritis; Synovitis; Ultrasonography.

Publication types

Letter
Randomized Controlled Trial
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adrenal Cortex Hormones / administration & dosage*
Aged
Female
Humans
Injections, Intra-Articular
Male
Middle Aged
Osteoarthritis, Knee / diagnostic imaging*
Osteoarthritis, Knee / drug therapy*
Pilot Projects
Placebos
Synovial Membrane / diagnostic imaging*
Synovial Membrane / drug effects*
Ultrasonography

Substances

Adrenal Cortex Hormones
Placebos

Grants and funding