| |
JKOM score
|
% change of JKOM score
|
|---|
| | |
Mean
|
SD
|
P(post vs. pre)
|
Mean (%)
|
SD
|
Difference (%) [IA-HA - NSAID] (95% CI)
|
|---|
|
IA-HA (n = 98)
|
Pre-treatment
|
33.8
|
15.9
|
<0.001
|
-34.7
|
39.6
|
-2.5 (-14.0 to 9.1)
|
|
Post-treatment
|
21.5
|
14.6
|
|
NSAID (n = 86)
|
Pre-treatment
|
32.0
|
14.0
|
<0.001
|
-32.2
|
39.8
|
| |
Post-treatment
|
22.0
|
15.5
| | | | |
- The effect of the treatment of either IA-HA or NSAID for the patients with knee OA evaluated by JKOM score (left) and percentage (%) change of JKOM score (right). A P value less than 0.05 was considered to be significant. JKOM, Japanese Knee Osteoarthritis Measure; IA, intra-articular; HA. hyaluronic acid; NSAID, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug.
