Intra-Articular Methylprednisolone Injection for Advanced Osteoarthritis in Geriatric Patient Population

Year 2021, Volume: 2 Issue: 1, 19 - 24, 29.01.2021

Ali Yüce , Niyazi İğde Tahsin Olgun Bayraktar , Mustafa Yerli , Ali Çağrı Tekin , Mehmet Kürşat Bayraktar Hakan Gürbüz

https://doi.org/10.47482/acmr.2021.10

Abstract

Background: We aimed to investigate the effect of intra-articular methylprednisolone injection on pain and functional outcomes and the number of outpatient clinic admissions in patients with advanced knee osteoarthritis in the geriatric age group.

Methods: The files of 78 patients over the age of 65 who were administered intra-articular methylprednisolone injection with the diagnosis of primary gonarthrosis between 2018 and 2020 were analyzed retrospectively. Age, gender, and affected side of the patients were recorded. The number of outpatient clinic admissions, VAS and WOMAC scores before and after injection were evaluated statistically.

Results: 18 of the patients were male (24.7%) and 55 were female (75.3%). The mean age was 74.95±7.11 years. WOMAC and VAS score values of the patients at the first and third months were significantly lower than the pre-injection period. The decrease in the number of outpatient visits in the 6-month period after the injection compared to the number of outpatient visits in the 6-month period before the injection was statistically significant. A strong positive correlation was found between the number of outpatient visits before injection and the first VAS score.

Conclusions: In geriatric patients with advanced-stage knee osteoarthritis who do not accept total knee arthroplasty, intraarticular methylprednisolone injection may be a feasible method that reduces pain and the number of outpatient clinic visits in the short term.

Keywords

Knee Osteoarthritis, Steroids, Injection, Gonarthrosis, Geriatric Patient.

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