A randomised controlled trial of tidal irrigation vs corticosteroid injection in knee osteoarthritis: the KIVIS Study.

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OBJECTIVES: Patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA) often suffer pain that is not fully controlled by analgesics and often require intra-articular therapies. The aim of this study was to compare the benefits of intra-articular corticosteroid injections (CSIs) and tidal irrigation (TI) in patients with OA of the knee. METHODS: We performed a dual-centre, single blind, randomised, parallel group trial comparing TI and CSI. Patients with knee OA were randomised to either irrigation using a 3.2mm...

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Authors: Arden, N; Reading, I; Jordan, K; Thomas, L; Platten, H

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: Osteoarthritis and cartilage / OARS, Osteoarthritis Research Society
• Volume: 16
• Issue: 6
• Pages: 733-739
• Publication date: 2008-06-01
• DOI: 10.1016/j.joca.2007.10.011
• EISSN: 1522-9653
• ISSN: 1063-4584
• Language: English
• Keywords: Anti-Inflammatory Agents; Injections, Intra-Articular; Male; Aged; Single-Blind Method; Humans; Osteoarthritis, Knee; Middle Aged; Pain Measurement; Treatment Outcome; Therapeutic Irrigation; Arthroscopy; Severity of Illness Index; Female; Anesthesia, Local; Glucocorticoids; Triamcinolone Acetonide