Corticosteroid Injections Give Small and Transient Pain Relief in Rotator Cuff Tendinosis: A Meta-analysis

This report has been verified by one or more authors of the original publication.

この研究はハイインパクトの可能性があります。 OEのAI駆動型ハイインパクト指標は、論文が掲載されたジャーナルと論文自体の科学的内容の両方からのシグナルを統合することで、論文が持つ可能性の高い影響力を推定します。 最先端の自然言語処理を用いて開発されたOEハイインパクトモデルは、ジャーナルのインパクトファクターのみよりも、研究の将来の引用実績をより正確に予測します。 これにより、臨床的に意義のある研究をより早く認識することが可能になり、読者は将来の診療を形成する可能性が最も高い論文に集中することができます。

14 randomized controlled trials were included in this systematic review and meta-analysis to evaluate the use of corticosteroid injections in the management of rotator cuff tendinosis in comparison to a placebo. The primary outcome of interest for this meta-analysis was pain assessed at 3 months (12 weeks). A subgroup analysis was also performed to compare the efficacy of single vs multiple injections. The results of this study indicated that corticosteroid injections provided greater reductions in pain at 4 and 8 weeks compared to placebo, however, these differences were small and not clinically relevant. There were no differences observed between groups at 12 weeks. Additionally, there were no differences observed between single and multiple injections of a corticosteroid.