Therapeutic Effects of Joint Lavage and Steroid Injection in Patients with Primary Osteoarthritis of the Knee

Background: Osteoarthritis (OA) is one of the most common forms of articular disease and one of the major causes of pain and disability especially among the elderly. The purpose of this study was to assess the effect of lavage and interaarticular (IA) injection of corticosteroid in the knee joint fo...

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Main Authors: Z Seid Bonakdar, H Karimzadeh, A Momeni
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2004-06-01
Series:Journal of Research in Medical Sciences
Online Access:http://journals.mui.ac.ir/jrms/article/view/902