Intra-articular injection of dexketoprofen in rat knee joint: histopathologic assessment of cartilage & synovium.

Background & Objectives: Effective pain control following outpatient surgical procedures is an important aspect of patient discharge. This study was carried out with an aim to investigate the histopathological effects of intra-articular dexketoprofen trometamol injection in knee joint on synovium and cartilage in an experimental rat model.

Methods: In each of 40 rats, the right knee was designated as the study group and the left knee as the control group (NS group).