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SynthesisBioMed research international2020

Intra-Articular Steroid Injection for Patients with Hip Osteoarthritis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Hui-Ming Zhong, Guang-Feng Zhao, Tiao Lin, Xin-Xin Zhang, Xin-Yu Li, Jun-Fan Lin, Si-Qi Zhao, Zhi-Jun Pan

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Synthesis in BioMed research international, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
18citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
4.9field-weighted citation impact, top 4% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

18 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 47 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Intra-articular hyaluronic acid injections for hip osteoarthritis: a level I systematic review.European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie · 2025
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  6. Bilateral Osteonecrosis of the Femoral Head and Proximal Femur After Corticosteroid Injections: A Case Report.Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Global research & reviews · 2025
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  11. Ultrasound-guided PENG blockThe Korean journal of pain · 2023
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Hui-Ming ZhongDepartment of Emergency, Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310009, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1106-9682
Guang-Feng ZhaoDepartment of Emergency, Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310009, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4286-710X
Tiao LinDepartment of Musculoskeletal Oncology, First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, 58#, Zhongshan 2 Road, Guangzhou 510080, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7703-612X
Xin-Xin ZhangZhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, 76#, Zhongshan 2 Road, Guangzhou 510080, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2740-8236
Xin-Yu LiZhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, 76#, Zhongshan 2 Road, Guangzhou 510080, China.
Jun-Fan LinZhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, 76#, Zhongshan 2 Road, Guangzhou 510080, China.
Si-Qi ZhaoZhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, 76#, Zhongshan 2 Road, Guangzhou 510080, China.
Zhi-Jun PanDepartment of Emergency, Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310009, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4618-5990
Sun Yat-sen University · CNSecond Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThe aim of this current review was to confirm the efficacy of intra-articular steroid therapy (IAST) for patients with hip osteoarthritis (OA) and discuss the duration and influential factors of IAST.

methodsOnline databases (Medline, EMBASE, and Web of Science) were searched from inception to May 2019. Both randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and noncontrolled trials assessing the efficacy of hip IAST on pain were included. Common demographics data were extracted using a standardized form. Quality was assessed on the basis of Oxford Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine 2011 Levels of Evidence.

results12 trials met the inclusion criteria. According to data from individual trials, IAST had significant efficacy on hip OA in both immediate and delay pain reduction, which persisted up to 12 weeks after IAST. The influences of the baseline severity of hip OA or synovitis and injection dose or volume on the clinical outcome of IAST were still controversial. The IAST appeared to be well tolerant by most of the participants.

conclusionIAST was proved to be an efficacious therapy in both immediate and delay pain reduction for hip OA patients within 12 weeks. The longer follow-up data of efficacy and safety and potentially influential factors are still unclear and needed further confirmation.

Indexed as

HumansInjections, Intra-ArticularOsteoarthritis, HipPainRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicSteroidsSteroids

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PMID32185212
PMCPMC7060863
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