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- Published on: 9 March 2005
- Published on: 29 November 2004
- Published on: 9 March 2005Experience versus EvidenceShow More
Dear Editor,
Over quarter of a century of experience with injecting steroids has led me to believe in the value of steroid injections for OA of small and large joints. I have used Depot-Medrone with lidocaine for the CMC Joint, especially in the elderly who have disabling CMC joint OA, leading to inability to lift a pot of Tea, an extremely important activity of daily living for the elderly at least in UK! Many...
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None declared. - Published on: 29 November 2004Caution: under-powering a study can lead to overstated conclusionsShow More
Dear Editor,
We wish to comment on the conclusions of a study recently published in Annals: A randomized controlled trial of intra-articular injection of the carpometacarpal joint of the thumb in osteoarthritis (Ann Rheum Dis 2004: 63:1260-1263).
This study was designed as a randomized control trial, which was powered to detect a difference "between the placebo and steroid injection which was likely t...
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