New research shows that corticosteroid injections for knee OA treatment do not hasten a patient's progression to a total knee replacement when compared with hyaluronic acid injections. Details of this ...

"[I]it is difficult to extrapolate what we have observed over longer periods, i.e., 5 or 10 years. Concerning the frequency of injection, the data from Timothy McAlindon (Boston) suggest that we ...

Researchers comparing two injections commonly used to relieve knee pain from osteoarthritis—corticosteroid and hyaluronic acid—found that corticosteroid injections were associated with higher ...

Corticosteroid (CS) injections may worsen progression of knee osteoarthritis (OA) as seen on radiography and whole-knee MRI. Injecting hyaluronic acid (HA) instead, or managing the condition without ...

Many people suffering from knee osteoarthritis turn to corticosteroid injections for pain relief, but two new studies suggest that the treatment may be do more harm than good. The studies found that ...

CHICAGO – Two studies comparing injections commonly used to relieve the pain of knee osteoarthritis found that corticosteroid injections were associated with the progression of the disease. Results of ...

A pair of new studies presented at the Radiological Society of North America (RCNA) annual meeting have revealed evidence that corticosteroid injections can hasten progression of knee osteoarthritis.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Use of corticosteroid injections did not exacerbate radiographic progression of knee osteoarthritis or ...

CHICAGO -- Common treatments for people living with osteoarthritis of the knee -- such as steroid injections or anti-inflammatory agents -- reduced pain, but were also associated with increasing ...

Doctors can inject medications directly into a person’s joints to reduce pain and swelling, and increase range of motion. There are various types of injections, but only some are covered by medical ...