The pain associated with intraarticular hyaluronic acid injections for trapeziometacarpal osteoarthritis. 2007

Nazim Karalezli, and Tunc Cevat Ogun, and Senay Kartal, and Sacide Nur Saracgil, and Mustafa Yel, and Ibrahim Tuncay
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Meram Medical School, University of Selcuk, Konya, Turkey. nkaralezli@yahoo.com

Trapeziometacarpal osteoarthritis predominantly affects middle-aged women. Most cases with rhizarthrosis can be managed successfully by conservative means. The purpose of this prospective study was to evaluate pain and tolerability of viscosupplementation therapy with hyaluronic acid (HA) for trapeziometacarpal osteoarthritis. Groups A and B consisted of eight patients each with Eaton stage 3 or 4 rhizarthrosis, who underwent one cycle of three injections of (one per week) 0.3 cm3 sodium hyaluronate. The injections for group A were under fluoroscopy control, but fluoroscopy was not used in group B. Pain and tolerability of both groups A and B were measured and compared. The patients of the groups were also asked to evaluate the tolerability of the treatment. The results suggested that HA injection in the carpometacarpal joint is a tolerable procedure but the patients complained of pain and discomfort during the injections. The pain in group A was much greater than in group B. Viscosupplementation for the treatment of trapeziometacarpal osteoarthritis is a viable treatment option for stages 3 and 4 patients when they do not want to be operated on. It is a tolerable but not a painless procedure especially when it is done without fluoroscopy control. We recommend giving injections under fluoroscopy control.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007270 Injections, Intra-Articular Methods of delivering drugs into a joint space. Intra Articular Injection,Intraarticular Injection,Injections, Intraarticular,Intra-Articular Injections,Intraarticular Injections,Articular Injection, Intra,Articular Injections, Intra,Injection, Intra Articular,Injection, Intra-Articular,Injection, Intraarticular,Injections, Intra Articular,Intra Articular Injections,Intra-Articular Injection
D008662 Metacarpophalangeal Joint The articulation between a metacarpal bone and a phalanx. Joint, Metacarpophalangeal,Joints, Metacarpophalangeal,Metacarpophalangeal Joints
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D010003 Osteoarthritis A progressive, degenerative joint disease, the most common form of arthritis, especially in older persons. The disease is thought to result not from the aging process but from biochemical changes and biomechanical stresses affecting articular cartilage. In the foreign literature it is often called osteoarthrosis deformans. Arthritis, Degenerative,Osteoarthrosis,Osteoarthrosis Deformans,Arthroses,Arthrosis,Arthritides, Degenerative,Degenerative Arthritides,Degenerative Arthritis,Osteoarthritides,Osteoarthroses
D010146 Pain An unpleasant sensation induced by noxious stimuli which are detected by NERVE ENDINGS of NOCICEPTIVE NEURONS. Suffering, Physical,Ache,Pain, Burning,Pain, Crushing,Pain, Migratory,Pain, Radiating,Pain, Splitting,Aches,Burning Pain,Burning Pains,Crushing Pain,Crushing Pains,Migratory Pain,Migratory Pains,Pains, Burning,Pains, Crushing,Pains, Migratory,Pains, Radiating,Pains, Splitting,Physical Suffering,Physical Sufferings,Radiating Pain,Radiating Pains,Splitting Pain,Splitting Pains,Sufferings, Physical
D010147 Pain Measurement Scales, questionnaires, tests, and other methods used to assess pain severity and duration in patients or experimental animals to aid in diagnosis, therapy, and physiological studies. Analgesia Tests,Analogue Pain Scale,Formalin Test,McGill Pain Questionnaire,Nociception Tests,Pain Assessment,Pain Intensity,Pain Severity,Tourniquet Pain Test,Visual Analogue Pain Scale,Analog Pain Scale,Assessment, Pain,McGill Pain Scale,Visual Analog Pain Scale,Analgesia Test,Analog Pain Scales,Analogue Pain Scales,Formalin Tests,Intensity, Pain,Measurement, Pain,Nociception Test,Pain Assessments,Pain Intensities,Pain Measurements,Pain Questionnaire, McGill,Pain Scale, Analog,Pain Scale, Analogue,Pain Scale, McGill,Pain Severities,Pain Test, Tourniquet,Questionnaire, McGill Pain,Scale, Analog Pain,Scale, Analogue Pain,Scale, McGill Pain,Severity, Pain,Test, Analgesia,Test, Formalin,Test, Nociception,Test, Tourniquet Pain,Tests, Nociception,Tourniquet Pain Tests
D005471 Fluoroscopy Production of an image when x-rays strike a fluorescent screen. Fluoroscopies
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D006820 Hyaluronic Acid A natural high-viscosity mucopolysaccharide with alternating beta (1-3) glucuronide and beta (1-4) glucosaminidic bonds. It is found in the UMBILICAL CORD, in VITREOUS BODY and in SYNOVIAL FLUID. A high urinary level is found in PROGERIA. Amo Vitrax,Amvisc,Biolon,Etamucine,Healon,Hyaluronan,Hyaluronate Sodium,Hyvisc,Luronit,Sodium Hyaluronate,Acid, Hyaluronic,Hyaluronate, Sodium,Vitrax, Amo

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