Investigation Into the Effects of Intra-Articular Steroid on Post-Traumatic Osteoarthritis in Distal Radius Fractures: A Randomized Controlled Pilot Study

The aim of this prospective, randomized, controlled, double-blinded pilot study was to determine the rates of post-traumatic osteoarthritis and assess joint space width in the presence or absence of a single intra-articular injection of corticosteroid after an acute, intra-articular distal radius fracture (DRF).

Source: The Journal of Hand Surgery - January 4, 2024 Category: Surgery Authors: Anthony L. Logli, Christopher H. Evans, Jeffrey Duryea, Dirk R. Larson, Karim Bakri, Brian T. Carlsen, David G. Dennison, Kristin E. Karim, Nicholas A. Pulos, Peter C. Rhee, Marco Rizzo, Alexander Y. Shin, Bassem T. Elhassan, Sanjeev Kakar Tags: Scientific Article Source Type: research