Comparison Between Intra-Articular Steroid Injection And Ultrasound Therapy in Management of Chronic Knee Osteoarthritis

Authors

  • Maimuna Rashid Combined Military Hospital Peshawar/National University of Medical Sciences (NUMS) Pakistan
  • Waseem Iqbal Combined Military Hospital Peshawar/National University of Medical Sciences (NUMS) Pakistan
  • Amir Waheed Butt Combined Military Hospital Lahore/National University of Medical Sciences (NUMS) Pakistan
  • Omer Jamshed Combined Military Hospital Pano Aqil/National University of Medical Sciences (NUMS) Pakistan
  • Musab Bin Noor Combined Military Hospital Kohat/National University of Medical Sciences (NUMS) Pakistan
  • Syed Aoun Abbasi Mehdi Combined Military Hospital Peshawar/National University of Medical Sciences (NUMS) Pakistan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51253/pafmj.v72i1.7188

Keywords:

Osteoarthritis, Treatment, Ultrasound, Visual analog scale (VAS)

Abstract

Objective: To compare the mean pain score and range of motion in chronic knee osteoarthritis patients treated with intraarticular Steroid injection versus ultrasound therapy.

Study Design: Quasi-experimental study.

Place and Duration of Study: Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Combined Military Hospital, Pano Aqil Pakistan, from Oct 2020 to Apr 2021.

Methodology: Patients were divided into two groups (50 patients in each group). One group received ultrasound therapy for six weeks, with three sessions per week. The second group received a single 80mg intraarticular Triamcinolone Acetonide. Patients in both the groups were monitored for six weeks to assess the pain score and range of motion.

Results: A total of one hundred (100) patients with knee pain due to chronic osteoarthritis were included in the study. The mean age in the ultrasound group was 54 ± 4.8 years and in the intra-articular group, the mean age was 54 ± 4.7 years. The mean reduction in pain score and mean improvement in the range of motion were compared between two groups and statistically significant difference was observed (p-value <0.001).

Conclusion: According to our findings, intra-articular Corticosteroid injection is more effective in comparison to ultrasound therapy. However, there were statistically significant reductions in pain scores and improvements in the range of motion in both groups.

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Published

28-02-2022

How to Cite

Rashid, M., Iqbal, W., Butt, A. W., Jamshed, O., Noor, M. B., & Mehdi, S. A. A. (2022). Comparison Between Intra-Articular Steroid Injection And Ultrasound Therapy in Management of Chronic Knee Osteoarthritis. Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal, 72(1), 181–84. https://doi.org/10.51253/pafmj.v72i1.7188

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