Abstract:OBJECTIVE: This is an extended follow-up of a randomized controlled trial to evaluate if the addition of triamcinolone to viscosupplementation could alter one-year pain and function of viscosupplementation alone. This is a Level I Therapeutic study (See Guidelines for Authors for a complete description of levels of evidence). METHODS: In a previously reported study we prospectively enrolled 104 patients with knee osteoarthritis and randomized them to receive either a single intra-articular injection (6 mL) of … Show more
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