Purpose
This systematic review and network meta-analysis aimed to compare the clinical outcomes
between 4 intra-articular injections (platelet-rich plasma [PRP], hyaluronic acid
[HA], corticosteroid [CS], and HA plus PRP) for hip osteoarthritis (OA).
Methods
We performed a systematic literature search in PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, and
the Cochrane database through April 2018 to identify any randomized controlled trials
that evaluated the clinical efficacy of HA, PRP, CS, HA-plus-PRP, and control treatments
for hip OA. Baseline information—country, mean age, number of patients, and Kellgren-Lawrence
grade of hip OA in the treatment and control groups—was collected. The primary outcome
was the visual analog scale (VAS) score at 1, 3, 6, and 12 months after injection.
Results
We included 11 randomized controlled trials with a total of 1,060 patients. The Kellgren-Lawrence
grades of the treatment and control groups were similar in individual studies. The
pair-wise meta-analysis indicated that CS and HA were superior to the control group
in reducing the VAS score at 1 month and 3 months (P < .05) and that CS was superior to HA in reducing the VAS score at 1 month (P < .05). The network meta-analysis results indicated that HA and CS exhibited a beneficial
role in reducing the VAS score at 1 month. CS achieved the lowest value for the surface
under the cumulative ranking curve (SUCRA) for the VAS score at 1 month (0.23), and
the SUCRA values of the 5 interventions showed that PRP achieved the lowest SUCRA
value for the VAS score at 6 months (0.53).
Conclusions
CS injections are recommended as the most efficient agent in hip OA patients in the
short term. Moreover, PRP is reported to have the highest rank for pain relief for
up to 6 months. Considering the limitations of this meta-analysis, future direct comparisons
with more samples are needed.
Level of Evidence
Level II, meta-analysis of Level I and II studies.
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Publication history
Published online: January 13, 2020
Accepted:
September 29,
2019
Received:
June 6,
2018
See commentary on page 1465Footnotes
The authors report the following potential conflicts of interest or sources of funding: Study funded by National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 81572154). Full ICMJE author disclosure forms are available for this article online, as supplementary material.
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- Editorial Commentary: Intra-articular Injection for Osteoarthritis—Is It Hip or Not?ArthroscopyVol. 36Issue 5
- PreviewIntra-articular injections are commonly used in the treatment algorithm for osteoarthritis of the hip. A number of different adjuvants can be used, such as corticosteroids, hyaluronic acid, and platelet-rich plasma, but there is no consensus regarding indications for or anticipated outcomes of each of these interventions. Recent data suggest that corticosteroids provide the best relief in the short term whereas platelet-rich plasma may be more beneficial in the mid term, but the results are variable.
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