Comparison of the effects of sodium hyaluronate-chondroitin sulphate and corticosteroid in the treatment of carpometacarpal joint

Corticosteroid or hyaluronic acid injections to the carpometacarpal joint of the thumb joint are associated with early complications after subsequent surgery.

Article specifications

This clinical study was published in 2018 in Journal of Hand Surg Eur Vol. (IF 2015: 2.037) by American specialists. Pre-operative corticosteroid or hyaluronic acid injections were identified, as were post-operative complications. Multivariable regressions assessed the relationship between injections and complications. Of 16,268 patients, 4462 had steroid injections and 252 received hyaluronic acid injections. Twenty-one per cent (3381 patients) had post-operative complications.

 

Result

The results of this study showed that corticosteroid and hyaluronic acid injections for thumb carpometacarpal arthritis increase the odds of post-operative complications.