Effect of intravenous hydrocortisone and periarticular triamcinolone acetonide injection on quadriceps strength recovery in patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty: a prospective randomised controlled trial
Kulapat Chulsomlee, Thitiphol Wanitchanont, Chattrapat Asavakunalai, Sorawut Thamyongkit, Nithid Sri-utenchai, Siwadol Wongsak, Chavarat Jarungvittayakon, Paphon Sa-ngasoongsong · 2026
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Description
Kulapat Chulsomlee and colleagues ran a 2026 randomized trial comparing two steroid routes for pain after total knee replacement: a shot around the joint with triamcinolone versus hydrocortisone into a vein. Good pain control speeds thigh strength recovery, the engine of walking again.
Fifty-nine patients split between the two routes and were tracked for six months. By day three, the joint-shot group had lost far less thigh strength and bent the knee further. Their stand and walk tests also slowed less, while blood inflammation markers ran lower on days one and three and at week two. Benefits faded later, but the early edge matters most for rehab momentum. Local delivery, they conclude, wins the first crucial days.
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| CREATOR | Kulapat Chulsomlee, Thitiphol Wanitchanont, Chattrapat Asavakunalai, Sorawut Thamyongkit, Nithid Sri-utenchai, Siwadol Wongsak, Chavarat Jarungvittayakon, Paphon Sa-ngasoongsong |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 55789 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC0 |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |