Schaumburger, Jens and Trum, Stefanie and Anders, Sven and Beckmann, Johannes and Winkler, Sebastian and Springorum, Hans-Robert and Grifka, Joachim and Lechler, Philipp (2012) Chemical synovectomy with sodium morrhuate in the treatment of symptomatic recurrent knee joint effusion. RHEUMATOLOGY INTERNATIONAL, 32 (10). pp. 3113-3117. ISSN 0172-8172, 1437-160X
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The aim of this study was to assess the efficacy and safety of intra-articular sodium morrhuate injections in the treatment of recurrent knee joint effusions. Ninety-eight knees of 92 patients (f = 59, m = 33) with knee arthritis of heterogeneous etiology were treated with chemical synovectomy (CSO). Of those, 39 patients suffered from rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The mean follow-up was 29.8 months. Clinical outcome was evaluated by analyzing subjective patient satisfaction, activity level, pain severity on the basis of the Visual Analogue Pain Scale (VAS), Lysholm and Gillquist score, and the Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS). Fifty-seven percent of all patients and 67% of patients diagnosed with RA were satisfied with CSO. No significant effects on patient satisfaction by CSO were noted in patients older than 40 years. Overall, VAS, Lysholm and Gillquist score, and KOOS improved significantly at final review. The intra-articular application of sodium morrhuate is an effective and safe measure in the treatment of recurrent symptomatic knee joint effusions in young patients suffering from recurrent knee joint effusions.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | RHEUMATOID-ARTHRITIS; OSMIC ACID; RADIOSYNOVIORTHESIS; THERAPY; HEMARTHROSIS; HEMOPHILIA; INJECTIONS; MODALITIES; FREQUENCY; CHILDREN; Sodium morrhuate; Synoviorthesis; Chemical synovectomy; Rheumatoid arthritis; Articular effusion |
| Subjects: | 600 Technology > 610 Medical sciences Medicine |
| Divisions: | Medicine > Lehrstuhl für Orthopädie |
| Depositing User: | Dr. Gernot Deinzer |
| Date Deposited: | 05 May 2020 11:46 |
| Last Modified: | 05 May 2020 11:46 |
| URI: | https://pred.uni-regensburg.de/id/eprint/18036 |
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