PURPOSE: Based on the irreversible destruction of hyaline cartilage, post-traumatic osteoarthritis (PTOA) is a notorious sequelae after intra-articular knee fractures. This study evaluates the clinical efficacy and applicability of immediate post-operative intra-articular injection of hyaluronic acid (IA HA) into the knee joint with an intra-articular fracture. METHODS: Prospective randomized case-control study involving 40 patients (20 in each group) with intra-articular knee fracture with an average follow-up of 23 months (range 18-24 months). Twenty patients with intra-articular distal femoral or intra-articular proximal tibial fractures who met our inclusion criteria received threeintra-articular hyaluronic acid injections weekly starting immediately after ORIF. Another 20 patients serving as a control group received no injection after ORIF. Patients were assessed functionally with Knee injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS) and International Knee Documentation Committee (IKDC) score. Plain X-rays and when indicated CT scans were used to assess radiological union. RESULTS: The results showed patients treated with intra-articular hyaluronic acid injection after fixation had significantly less pain (KOOS) (p = 0.01). No significant difference was found between both groups in other KOOS-related outcome measures, complications, functional outcome, or quality of life. CONCLUSIONS: These preliminary results support a direct role for hyaluronic acid in the acute phase of the inflammatory process that follows articular injury and provides initial evidence for the efficacy of IA HA.
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PURPOSE: Based on the irreversible destruction of hyaline cartilage, post-traumatic osteoarthritis (PTOA) is a notorious sequelae after intra-articular knee fractures. This study evaluates the clinical efficacy and applicability of immediate post-operative intra-articular injection of hyaluronic acid (IA HA) into the knee joint with an intra-articular fracture. METHODS: Prospective randomized case-control study involving 40 patients (20 in each group) with intra-articular knee fracture with an average follow-up of 23 months (range 18-24 months). Twenty patients with intra-articular distal femoral or intra-articular proximal tibial fractures who met our inclusion criteria received three intra-articular hyaluronic acid injections weekly starting immediately after ORIF. Another 20 patients serving as a control group received no injection after ORIF. Patients were assessed functionally with Knee injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS) and International Knee Documentation Committee (IKDC) score. Plain X-rays and when indicated CT scans were used to assess radiological union. RESULTS: The results showed patients treated with intra-articular hyaluronic acid injection after fixation had significantly less pain (KOOS) (p = 0.01). No significant difference was found between both groups in other KOOS-related outcome measures, complications, functional outcome, or quality of life. CONCLUSIONS: These preliminary results support a direct role for hyaluronic acid in the acute phase of the inflammatory process that follows articular injury and provides initial evidence for the efficacy of IA HA.
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