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Greater Improvement in Pain & Function with Oxygen-Ozone vs Corticosteroid Injection for Knee OA

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February 2021

Greater Improvement in Pain & Function with Oxygen-Ozone vs Corticosteroid Injection for Knee OA

Vol: 10| Issue: 2| Number:20| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:1
Journal Level of Evidence:1

The effects of ultrasound-guided corticosteroid injection compared to oxygen-ozone injection in patients with knee osteoarthritis: a randomized controlled trial

Clin Rheumatol. 2018 Sep;37(9):2517-2527.

Contributing Authors:
A Babaei-Ghazani S Najarzadeh K Mansoori B Forogh SP Madani S Ebadi HR Fadavi B Eftekharsadat

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Sixty-two patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA) were randomized to receive an intra-articular injection of corticosteroid (40 mg of triamcinolone; n=31) or oxygen-ozone (n=31) for the relief of symptoms. Outcomes of interest included pain on a visual analogue scale (VAS), the Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis (WOMAC) index, range of motion, and joint effusion. Outcomes were...

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