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Tidal irrigation provides longer lasting pain relief than steroid injection in knee OA
March 2013
Tidal irrigation provides longer lasting pain relief than steroid injection in knee OA
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:2
Journal Level of Evidence:N/A
A randomised controlled trial of tidal irrigation versus corticosteroid injection in knee osteoarthritis: the KIVIS Study
. 2008 ;():.Did you know you're eligible to earn 0.5 CME credits for reading this report? Click Here
Synopsis
150 patients with knee osteoarthritis were randomized to receive either tidal irrigation (TI) or intra-articular injection of a corticosteroid (CSIs) for pain relief. Both the tidal irrigation and intra-articular corticosteroid injections led to significant short-term pain relief at 4 weeks. However, the tidal Irrigation provided prolonged symptomatic improvement in patients with the knee osteoart...
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