Intraarticular Glucose Versus Hyaluronic Acid Injection for Knee Osteoarthrosis

Comparison of the Clinical Efficacy of Intraarticular Glucose Versus Hyaluronic Acid Injection for Knee Osteoarthrosis

The study is a prospective, randomized controlled, double-blind study. The enrolled patients were randomly divided into two groups: the intraarticular glucose group and the intraarticular HA group.

The glucose group underwent 3 sessions of 6cc 25% glucose injection with a 2-week interval between each treatment. The HA group was administered intra-articular HA ((Hyruan PlusR, average MW 3000 kD; LG Life Sciences Ltd, Korea)) for sessions with a 1-week interval between each treatment. The results were measured with the visual analogue scale (VAS), Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC), and Lequesne index. A baseline for each test was measured before treatment and then the effects of the treatments were measured by each test at 6 and 12 weeks after treatment

Inclusion Criteria:

1. people aged 45 years or more;
2. subjects diagnosed with knee OA according to the clinical criteria of the American College of Rheumatology
3. subjects diagnosed with grade II or III OA during radiological examination as defined by the radiological classification of Kellgren and Lawrence (K-L) scale for knee OA
4. subjects with tenderness in the medial tibial plateau area

Exclusion Criteria:

1. . subjects having other illnesses of neurologic diseases, cardiac disorders, hemodynamically unstable systems, or physical functions;
2. . Inflammatory arthritis or subjects with acute knee arthritis
3. . subjects who have received intraarticular injection on the affected knee within the past 3 months.
4. . subjects with previous medical histories involving the affected knee such as surgeries, cancer and maligament tumors.