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ArticleReumatologia2022

The impact of intra-sacroiliac joint methylprednisolone injection in the recovery of patients with spondyloarthropathy: a randomized controlled trial.

Elham Rajaei, Khaled Bavieh, Karim Mowla, Ali Ghorbani, Nooshin Movaffagh

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Article in Reumatologia, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Elham RajaeiClinical Research Development Unit, Golestan Hospital, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Iran.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8231-0138
Khaled BaviehClinical Research Development Unit, Golestan Hospital, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Iran.
Karim MowlaClinical Research Development Unit, Golestan Hospital, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Iran.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4138-2896
Ali GhorbaniChronic Renal Failure Research Center, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Iran.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2339-1852
Nooshin MovaffaghClinical Research Development Unit, Golestan Hospital, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Iran.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8005-5922
Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences · IR

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Abstract

Introduction: Spondyloarthropathies are a group of chronic inflammatory diseases with specific clinical symptoms in rheumatic diseases. These patients suffer from pain in the joints. Physicians have tried several ways to decrease the pain in these patients. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of intra-sacroiliac joint methylprednisolone injection under the guidance of ultrasonography in spondyloarthropathy patients. Material and methods: In this randomized control trial we studied 60 patients with spondyloarthropathy (30 patients in the intervention group and 30 patients in the control group) from January 2020 to December 2020. The intervention group patients received 40 mg of intra-sacroiliac joint (SIJ) methylprednisolone injection at the beginning in addition to treatment with nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (inflammatory dose) and sulfasalazine (2 to 3 g/day). Patients' pain intensity and symptoms were assessed in the 2 Results: There were no statistically significant differences in Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) and Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Index (BASDAI) criteria and finger-to-floor (FTF) levels in the intervention and control groups. There were significant differences in VAS and BASDAI criteria and FTF levels 2 weeks after the injection, and this difference remained the same until the end of the 8 Conclusions: The sacroiliac joint methylprednisolone injection approach with ultrasound guidance seems to be effective in pain relief and function, and patient satisfaction scores. Additionally using the guidance of ultrasonography in this approach is without the risk of radiation exposure.

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methylprednisolonesacroiliac jointspondyloarthropathiesultrasonography

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