Improvement in wrist pain with ultrasound-guided glucocorticoid injections: a meta-analysis of individual patient data.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This meta-analysis compares change in wrist pain following ultrasound-guided (US-guided) intra-articular glucocorticoid injections with change in pain after palpation-guided injections in persons with inflammatory arthritis or osteoarthritis.

Methods

Data sources included MEDLINE, Cochrane, BIOSIS, CINAHL, ACR/AHRP abstracts, and ClinicalTrials.gov. Studies that assessed change in wrist pain with direct comparison of US-guided and palpation-guided injections were included in the meta-analysis. Subject-level data was sought from authors of all relevant studies. Primary outcome was mean change in wrist pain from baseline to 1-6 week follow-up by visual analog scale (VAS). Mean difference in VAS was calculated for comparative studies. Secondary outcome was proportion

SUBMITTER: Dubreuil M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4146403 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature