Compare the efficacy and safety of ultrasound (US)-guided intra-articular injection of HA and ketorolac with that of HA alone in patients with OA of the CMCJ of the thumb

Ultrasound-guided intra-articular injection of hyaluronic acid and ketorolac for osteoarthritis of the carpometacarpal joint of the thumb: A retrospective comparative study.

Article specifications

This clinical trial was published in 2019 in Journal of Medicine. (IF 2016:2.133) by Korean specialists. The aim of this study was to compare the efficacy and safety of ultrasound (US)-guided intra-articular injection of HA and ketorolac with that of HA alone in patients with OA of the CMCJ of the thumb. Seventy-four patients identified by chart review to have a diagnosis of OA of the CMCJ of the thumb received either a US-guided intra-articular injection of 0.5 mL of sodium hyaluronate and 0.5 mL of ketorolac (n = 38) or 0.5 mL of sodium hyaluronate and 0.5 mL of saline (n = 36).

 

Results

The onset of analgesic action was more rapid after an injection containing HA and ketorolac than after 1 containing HA alone in patients with OA of the CMCJ of the thumb. There were no serious complications.

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