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Corticosteroid Injection for Knee Osteoarthritis Compared to Hyaluronic Acid & Platelet-Rich Plasma

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January 2025

Corticosteroid Injection for Knee Osteoarthritis Compared to Hyaluronic Acid & Platelet-Rich Plasma

Vol: 307| Issue: 1| Number:116| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:1
Journal Level of Evidence:1

Corticosteroid injections for knee osteoarthritis offer clinical benefits similar to hyaluronic acid and lower than platelet-rich plasma: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

EFORT Open Rev . 2024 Sep 2;9(9):883-895.

Contributing Authors:
A Bensa A Sangiorgio A Boffa M Salerno G Moraca G Filardo

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This systematic review and meta-analysis included 35 randomized controlled trials (RCTs) with 3,348 patients diagnosed with knee osteoarthritis (OA), comparing intra-articular corticosteroid (CS) injections with hyaluronic acid (HA) and platelet-rich plasma (PRP). Pooled outcomes assessed improvements in pain and function using the Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WO...

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