Research Article

Comparison of intra-articular hyaluronic acid injections and mud-pack therapy in the treatment of knee osteoarthritis

Volume: 44 Number: 1 May 29, 2010
  • Bora Bostan
  • Ufuk Sen
  • Taner Gunes
  • Seyyid Sahin
  • Cengiz Sen
  • Mehmet Erdem
  • Unal Erkorkmaz
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Comparison of intra-articular hyaluronic acid injections and mud-pack therapy in the treatment of knee osteoarthritis

Abstract

Objectives: Conservative treatment should be tried prior to surgical treatment in knee osteoarthritis. This study was designed to evaluate the short-term effects of mud-pack therapy on pain
relief and functional improvement in knee osteoarthritis in comparison with intra-articular hyaluronic acid injections.
Methods: The study included 23 patients who were diagnosed as having knee osteoarthritis according to the ACR (American College of Rheumatology) criteria, and had complaints lasting for more than three months. All the patients had stage 2 or 3 osteoarthritis radiographically according to the Kellgren-Lawrence criteria. Twelve patients (3 males, 9 females; mean age 54±6 years; range 46 to 67 years) received mud therapy bilaterally. Mud packs were heated to 45 °C and applied on both knees for 30 minutes daily for a total of 12 weekdays. Eleven patients (2 males, 9 females; mean age 53±9 years; range 40 to 66 years) received a total of three bilateral intra-articular hyaluronic acid injections, each interspersed by weekly intervals. The patients were evaluated before and after treatment in terms of pain and functionality using the pain subscale of the WOMAC (Western Ontario and McMaster Universities) osteoarthritis index, Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) score, and Knee Society clinical rating system (knee and function scores). The patients were followed-up for a mean of 5.9±6.3 months (range 4 to 8 months) after mud pack therapy, and 5.8±0.8 months (range 5 to 7 months) after intra-articular hyaluronic acid injections.
Results: No significant differences were found between the two groups with respect to pre-and posttreatment WOMAC, HSS, and knee and function scores (p>0.05). The scores of all instruments showed significant improvements following treatment in both groups (p<0.001). Posttreatment changes in relation to baseline scores did not differ significantly between the two groups (p>0.05).
Conclusion: Treatment of knee osteoarthritis with intra-articular hyaluronic acid injections or mud-pack therapy yielded similar results in the short-term in terms of functional improvement and pain relief. Mud-pack therapy is a noninvasive, complication-free, and cost-effective alternative modality for the conservative treatment of knee osteoarthritis.

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English

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Health Care Administration

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Research Article

Authors

Bora Bostan This is me

Ufuk Sen This is me

Taner Gunes This is me

Seyyid Sahin This is me

Cengiz Sen This is me

Mehmet Erdem This is me

Unal Erkorkmaz This is me

Publication Date

May 29, 2010

Submission Date

March 7, 2014

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Year 2010 Volume: 44 Number: 1

APA
Bostan, B., Sen, U., Gunes, T., Sahin, S., Sen, C., Erdem, M., & Erkorkmaz, U. (2010). Comparison of intra-articular hyaluronic acid injections and mud-pack therapy in the treatment of knee osteoarthritis. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, 44(1), 42-47. https://izlik.org/JA33NY42WN
AMA
1.Bostan B, Sen U, Gunes T, et al. Comparison of intra-articular hyaluronic acid injections and mud-pack therapy in the treatment of knee osteoarthritis. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2010;44(1):42-47. https://izlik.org/JA33NY42WN
Chicago
Bostan, Bora, Ufuk Sen, Taner Gunes, et al. 2010. “Comparison of Intra-Articular Hyaluronic Acid Injections and Mud-Pack Therapy in the Treatment of Knee Osteoarthritis”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 44 (1): 42-47. https://izlik.org/JA33NY42WN.
EndNote
Bostan B, Sen U, Gunes T, Sahin S, Sen C, Erdem M, Erkorkmaz U (May 1, 2010) Comparison of intra-articular hyaluronic acid injections and mud-pack therapy in the treatment of knee osteoarthritis. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 44 1 42–47.
IEEE
[1]B. Bostan et al., “Comparison of intra-articular hyaluronic acid injections and mud-pack therapy in the treatment of knee osteoarthritis”, Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, vol. 44, no. 1, pp. 42–47, May 2010, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA33NY42WN
ISNAD
Bostan, Bora - Sen, Ufuk - Gunes, Taner - Sahin, Seyyid - Sen, Cengiz - Erdem, Mehmet - Erkorkmaz, Unal. “Comparison of Intra-Articular Hyaluronic Acid Injections and Mud-Pack Therapy in the Treatment of Knee Osteoarthritis”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 44/1 (May 1, 2010): 42-47. https://izlik.org/JA33NY42WN.
JAMA
1.Bostan B, Sen U, Gunes T, Sahin S, Sen C, Erdem M, Erkorkmaz U. Comparison of intra-articular hyaluronic acid injections and mud-pack therapy in the treatment of knee osteoarthritis. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2010;44:42–47.
MLA
Bostan, Bora, et al. “Comparison of Intra-Articular Hyaluronic Acid Injections and Mud-Pack Therapy in the Treatment of Knee Osteoarthritis”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, vol. 44, no. 1, May 2010, pp. 42-47, https://izlik.org/JA33NY42WN.
Vancouver
1.Bora Bostan, Ufuk Sen, Taner Gunes, Seyyid Sahin, Cengiz Sen, Mehmet Erdem, Unal Erkorkmaz. Comparison of intra-articular hyaluronic acid injections and mud-pack therapy in the treatment of knee osteoarthritis. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica [Internet]. 2010 May 1;44(1):42-7. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA33NY42WN