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Pain relief in the rheumatoid knee after steroid injection. A single-blind comparison of hydrocortisone succinate, and triamcinolone acetonide or hexacetonide
- Source :
- British journal of rheumatology. 33(5)
- Publication Year :
- 1994
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Abstract
- Since the introduction of intra-articular steroid therapy 40 yr ago there have been many changes in the treatment of rheumatoid patients. Previous studies suggest differing times of response for the same agents. This study reports the response, measured by a five-point pain chart, of 300 patients with painful rheumatoid knees. Sixty received hydrocortisone succinate (HC), 150 received triamcinolone acetonide (TA), and 120 triamcinolone hexacetonide (TH). Results demonstrated little effect with HC, but good responses with TA and TH. More patients were rendered painfree for a longer time with TH; 18% at 12 weeks, as against 9% with TA (chi 2 test P < 0.005). At 12 weeks 59% showed continued improvement with TH as against 44% with TA (chi 2 test P < 0.05). TH is the preferred preparation for injection of the rheumatoid knee.
- Subjects :
- musculoskeletal diseases
Adult
Male
medicine.medical_specialty
Triamcinolone acetonide
Hydrocortisone
Knee Joint
medicine.drug_class
Pain
Triamcinolone Acetonide
Injections, Intra-Articular
Arthritis, Rheumatoid
Rheumatology
Hydrocortisone succinate
Immunopathology
medicine
Humans
Pharmacology (medical)
Single-Blind Method
Aged
business.industry
Middle Aged
medicine.disease
Surgery
Steroid therapy
Rheumatoid arthritis
Corticosteroid
Female
business
Triamcinolone hexacetonide
medicine.drug
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 02637103
- Volume :
- 33
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- British journal of rheumatology
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....48fae42f941866ba6c9fa80ca9719663