Conclusion In the year prior to TKA, over half of the non-inpatient costs associated with knee OA are from injections, therapy, prosthetics, and prescriptions. Approximately 30% of this is due to HA injections alone. If only interventions recommend by the CPG are utilized then costs associated...
Most QoL data identified were baseline data ahead of surgery. Pain, stiffness, and functional impairment were found to be associated with a worse physical and mental QoL in patients with KOA (Table2). QoL was mostly reported using the KOOS-QoL scale, coded from 0 (extreme problems) to 100 ...
However, since the majority of patients experienced a pain reduction with both aids, these investigators consider a therapy attempt justified in mild-to-moderate knee OA. Moreover, these researchers stated that the heterogeneous response to both devices highlighted a need for research to determine pat...
OA: Osteoarthritis QOL: Quality of life RCT: Randomized controlled trial SCAWP: Supervised community-based aerobic walking program CPG: Clinical practice guideline KT: Knowledge translation KTAC: Knowledge Translation Action Cycle EBCPG: Evidence-based clinical practice guidelines CONSORT: Con...
Clinically, IAHA has been utilized to treat mild to moderate OA when conservative management including IACS and physical therapy have failed, but data to support its use have been mixed. A 2011 meta-analysis [35] included 54 RCT with 7549 patients that compared IAHA to placebo in the treatment...
Conclusion In the year prior to TKA, over half of the non-inpatient costs associated with knee OA are from injections, therapy, prosthetics, and prescriptions. Approximately 30% of this is due to HA injections alone. If only interventions recommend by the CPG are utilized then costs associated...