The Effect of Periarticular Injection of Methylprednisolone Acetate in Patients with Primary Osteoarthritis of the Proximal Interphalangeal Joints: A Case Controlled Study

Table 1

Demographic, clinical, and radiographic parameters of the patients.

Parameter	Group 1	Group 2	P value
(i) F:M	11:7	10:6	0.939
(ii) Age	52.75±9.2, 47-76	57.5±8.45-70	0.118
(iii) Duration of pain	4.2±3.2, 1-12	3.18±2.5, 0.5-10	0.294
(iv) No. of PIPJ injected	2.83, 0.98, 1-5	2.5, 0.96, 1-5	0.824
(v) VAS	64.58±10.54, 45-88	69.8±10.8, 54-90	0.151
(vi) C-RP	2.89±2.03, 0.1-6.3	2.25±2.0, 0.1-8	0.347
(vii) ESR	15.5±7.55, 7-33	16.4±10.1, 5-41	0.714

Mean± SD, range.
F=female, M=male, PIPJ=proximal interphalangeal joint, VAS= visual analogue scale, ROM=range of motion, C-RP= C-reactive protein, and ESR= erythrocyte sedimentation rate.