The results of intra-articular tenoxicam injection in the patients with gonarthrosis
Dr. Güntekin Güner1, Dr. Nurzat Elmalı1, Dr. Kadir Ertem1, Dr. Ü. Sefa Müezzinoğlu2, Dr.Ömer Şarlak1
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Abstract
In this study, the local tolerance, reliability and effectiveness of 20 mg/day single dose tenoxicam was evaluated in a group of 40 patients with a mean age of 58 years. 16 of the group recovered and 12 of them had partial pain relief two weeks after application. 6 of the patients showed total failure and another 6 of them had increase in symptoms. The range of movements increased in %60 of the patients. Mild allergic reactions developed after injection in 4 patients. After 2 months, patients showed an increase in complaints and regressed to the symptoms of the first examination. 6 months after the first injection, it was either repeated once more or arthroscpic lavage and debridement were performed. These results reveal that single dose intra-articular injection is a reliable and locally tolerable method in short term but needs further study for evaluation of long term results. [Journal of Turgut Ozal Medical Center 1997;4(1):67-71]
KeyWords : Arthroscopy, tenoxicam, gonarthrosis, treatmentIn this study, the local tolerance, reliability and effectiveness of 20 mg/day single dose tenoxicam was evaluated in a group of 40 patients with a mean age of 58 years. 16 of the group recovered and 12 of them had partial pain relief two weeks after application. 6 of the patients showed total failure and another 6 of them had increase in symptoms. The range of movements increased in %60 of the patients. Mild allergic reactions developed after injection in 4 patients. After 2 months, patients showed an increase in complaints and regressed to the symptoms of the first examination. 6 months after the first injection, it was either repeated once more or arthroscpic lavage and debridement were performed. These results reveal that single dose intra-articular injection is a reliable and locally tolerable method in short term but needs further study for evaluation of long term results. [Journal of Turgut Ozal Medical Center 1997;4(1):67-71]
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