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Ultrasound-guided intra-articular triamcinolone acetonide injection for treating refractory small joints arthritis of rheumatoid arthritis patients

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To investigate the efficiency and clinical safety of intra-articular triamcinolone acetonide (TA) injection under the guide of
ultrasonography combined with standard treatment for treating refractory small joints arthritis in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients.
TA was injected upon confirmation of the needle inserting into the articular cavity. The dose was 40mg for the wrist, 20mg for the
metacarpophalangeal (MCP) joint and 20mg for the proximal interphalangeal (PIP) joint, respectively. Visual analogue scale (VAS) for
joint pain, swelling, tenderness, synovial hyperplasia and power Doppler signal scores were evaluated at pretreatment, and posttreatment 24 hours, 1 week, 4 weeks as well as 12 weeks.
The VAS for pain and tenderness scores showed gradual improvement at 24 hours, 1 week, 4 weeks and 12 weeks after treatment
compared with the baseline levels (P’

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English

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FLAMICORT
Triamcinolone Acetonide
intra-articular injection

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Medicine (2019) 98:33(e16714)

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