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Intra-articular steroids produced some measure of improvement greater than placebo, with approximately 2 to 4 patients requiring treatment for an additional 1 patient to benefit. This meta-analysis, however, included relatively few patients, and the magnitude of the benefit was not quantified in this study. (LOE=1a)

 
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Arroll B, Goodyear-Smith F. Corticosteroid injections for osteoarthritis of the knee: meta-analysis. BMJ 2004; 328:869–870.

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Intra-articular steroids produced some measure of improvement greater than placebo, with approximately 2 to 4 patients requiring treatment for an additional 1 patient to benefit. This meta-analysis, however, included relatively few patients, and the magnitude of the benefit was not quantified in this study. (LOE=1a)

 
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Intra-articular steroids produced some measure of improvement greater than placebo, with approximately 2 to 4 patients requiring treatment for an additional 1 patient to benefit. This meta-analysis, however, included relatively few patients, and the magnitude of the benefit was not quantified in this study. (LOE=1a)

 
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