Compare the effectiveness of intra-articular injection of hip joint using hyaluronic acid and steroid in patients with femoroacetabular impingement

Intra-Articular Injections in Patients with Femoroacetabular Impingement: A Prospective, Randomized, Double-blind, Cross-over Study.

Article specifications

This clinical trial was published in 2016 in J Korean Med Sci. (IF2016: 1.11) by Korean specialists. The aim of this study was to compare the effectiveness of intra-articular injection of hip joint using hyaluronic acid and steroid in patients with femoroacetabular impingement (FAI). Thirty patients with FAI clinically and radiologically were enrolled and underwent hip injection using steroid (TA) or hyaluronic acid (HA) at 0-weeks with cross-over injection at 2-weeks in patients without clinical response of decrease of pain intensity less than 2-point.

 

Results

In conclusion, intra-articular hip injection with TA or HA may be effective as a conservative treatment in patients with FAI. TA can be used to obtain faster effect in pain relief, whereas HA can be used to obtain more delayed effect in functional improvement.