title: Intra-articular Corticosteroids for Osteoarthritis of the Knee.
abstract: Are intra-articular corticosteroids associated with improvement in pain and physical function compared with sham injection or no intervention in patients with knee osteoarthritis?
  
  
  
  Intra-articular corticosteroids may be associated with moderate improvement in pain and a small improvement in physical function up to 6 weeks after injection. However, the quality of the evidence is low.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Primary Health Care, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Bruno R
authors.initials: BR
authors.lastname: da Costa
authors.affiliation: Institute of Primary Health Care, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Roman
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hari
authors.affiliation: Applied Health Research Centre, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Jüni
mesh_terms: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones; D006801:Humans; D007270:Injections, Intra-Articular; D007719:Knee Joint; D020370:Osteoarthritis, Knee; D010147:Pain Measurement
chemical_list: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones