Cochrane · systematic review · CD005328
Intra‐articular corticosteroid for knee osteoarthritis
Jüni, P, Hari, R, Rutjes, AWS, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2015 · Cochrane Library
MusculoskeletalAMSTAR 2: not assessed
SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.
Questions
5
current version
GRADE rated
5
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 5 · 100%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%
Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.
Questions and results
Comparison
Population: participants with osteoarthritis of the knee
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Pain intensity Various pain scales. (median | no estimate extracted | 26 studies · 1749 participants | Low |
Function Various function scales. (median | no estimate extracted | 15 studies · 1014 participants | Low |
Number of participants experiencing any adverse event (median | RR 0.89 [0.64, 1.23] | 2 studies · 84 participants | Low |
Number of participants who withdraw because of adverse events (median | RR 0.33 [0.05, 2.07] | 2 studies · 204 participants | Low |
Number of participants experiencing any serious adverse event (median | RR 0.63 [0.15, 2.67] | 5 studies · 331 participants | Low |