Therapeutic effects of joint lavage and steroid injection in patients with primary osteoarthritis of the knee

ABSTRACT

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 for the treatment of OA compared to interaarticular injection of corticosteroid alone