Does the Presence of Neuropathic Pain Influence the Response to Hyaluronic Acid in Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis?

Objectives: Up to 50% of patients with symptomatic knee osteoarthritis (OA) present with neuropathic pain (NP) features. We assessed the impact of NP according to DN4 (Douleurs Neuropathiques 4 questions) score on the response to intra-articular (IA) hyaluronic acid (HA) injections and the effects of HA injections on NP.

Materials And Methods: We conducted a analysis from a multicenter, randomized, double-blind, noninferiority trial comparing the efficacy of 2 HA in symptomatic knee OA at 24 weeks.

Intraarticular Corticosteroids for Hip Osteoarthritis: A Review.

Introduction: Hip osteoarthritis is a prevalent condition responsible for important pain and disability. Most available guidelines for nonsurgical management of hip osteoarthritis recommend a combination of nonpharmacological and pharmacological treatment modalities. Intraarticular corticosteroid injections have been used for decades, although evidence is quite scarce, and many controversies remain.

Acute Symptomatic Calcific Discitis Mimicking a Septic Spondylodiscitis.

Acute symptomatic calcific discitis is a poorly understood condition that has been mostly reported in children. Cases in adults have been scarcely reported and may mimic an infectious process. Imaging, including computed tomography, can show the disc calcification but might fail to show it because its resorption can occur early after the onset of symptoms.