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

• Published in: Pakistan Armed Forces medical journal 2022-02, Vol.72 (1), p.181-84
• Main Authors: Rashid, Maimuna, Iqbal, Waseem, Butt, Amir Waheed, Jamshed, Omer, Noor, Musab Bin, Mehdi, Syed Aoun Abbasi
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Age; Analysis; Antiarthritic agents; Arthritis; Body mass index; Cartilage; Clinical medicine; Gender; Inflammation; Knee; Males; Osteoarthritis; Pain; Population; Range of motion; Steroids; Ultrasonic imaging
• ISSN: 0030-9648; 2411-8842
• DOI: 10.51253/pafmj.v72i1.7188

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