• DOI:10.1007/s00167-010-1126-0
Corpus ID: 33523289

Effects of periarticular steroid injection on knee function and the inflammatory response following unicondylar knee arthroplasty

@article{Ng2010EffectsOP,
  title={Effects of periarticular steroid injection on knee function and the inflammatory response following unicondylar knee arthroplasty},
  author={Yung Chuan Sean Ng and N. N. Lo and K. Y. Yang and S. L. Chia and H. C. Chong and S. J. Yeo},
  journal={Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy},
  year={2010},
  volume={19},
  pages={60-65}
}

Yung Chuan Sean Ng, N. N. Lo, +3 authors S. J. Yeo

Published 2010

Medicine

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

There is little information on the values of CRP and ESR as markers for inflammation in Unicondylar Knee Arthroplasty. The effect of periarticular steroid injection in post-operative pain relief and clinical recovery has not been well studied. Eighty-three consecutive patients undergoing primary UKAs were randomized to receive either an intra-operative periarticular injection with a local anaesthetic and adrenaline or with the addition of triamcinolone acetonide. CRP and ESR values, pain VAS… CONTINUE READING

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