Comparison of the Clinical Effectiveness of Intra-Articular Injection with Different Substances After TMJ Arthroscopy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
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- 12.12.2023
- REVIEW PAPER
Abstract
Introduction
Materials and Methods
Criteria for Selecting Studies
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Inclusion criteria The inclusion criteria were articles that reported infiltration of different substances only after arthroscopy procedures in patients over 15 years, describing visual analog scales (VAS) and (MMO), including clinical cases, case series, observational studies, and randomized clinical trials with at least 3 months of follow-up. The selection process began with articles published in the English language between January 1989 and December 2020.
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Exclusion criteria Studies that included arthrocentesis, animal studies, connective tissue disease, and articles that included patients with previous surgical treatment.
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Types of substances Hyaluronic acid (HA) and sodium hyaluronate (SH), platelet-rich plasma (PRP), plasma rich in growth factors (PRGF), corticoids, and analgesics
Search Strategy
Search Methods for the Identification of Studies
Critical Appraisal and Assessment of the Risk of Bias in the Included Studies
Data Collection Process
Study | Study design | Subjects | Gender | Mean age | Arthroscoscopy sample | Diagnostic | Previous treatment | |
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Female | Male | |||||||
Miyamoto et al.[12] | Case series | 63 | 57 | 6 | 26.0 years (16–50) | 83 joints | DDwoR* Wilkes III | Non- surgical treatment for 3 months |
Morey-Mas et al. [8] | Randomized controlled trial | 40 | 37 | 3 | 35.3 years (SD, 13.3 years) | Treatment Group = 20 Control Group = 20 | DDwRa or DDwoR* Wilkes III or IV | Non-surgical treatment for 6 months (occlusal splint, medication, physiotherapy) |
Fernandez-Sanroman et al. [9] | Randomized controlled trial | 92 | 86 | 6 | 35.8 years. (17–67) | Group A = 42 Group B = 50 | DDwoR* + OAb WIlkes IV | Non improvement with NSAIDs physiotherapy occlusal splint for 6 months |
Fernandez-Ferro et al. [10] | Randomized controlled trial | 100 | 88 | 12 | 35.5 years (18–77) | PRGF = 50 HA = 50 | DDwoR* or DDwRa + OAb WIlkes IV | Non improvement with NSAIDs, physiotherapy occlusal splint for 6 months |
Castaño-Joaqui et al. [11] | Randomized controlled trial | 51 | 47 | 4 | 41 years (18–76) | Control group = 25 Test group = 26 | IDc Wilkes III or IV | Conservative therapies for 3 months (soft diet, physiotherapy, occlusal splint, NSAIDs) |
Total | 346 | 315 | 25 | 366 | ||||
Data Extraction
Data Synthesis
Study | Substance | Mean preoperative VAS | Mean postoperative VAS | Mean preoperative MMO | Mean postoperative MMO | Additional treatment | Observations | Follow-up |
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Miyamoto et al. [12] | 400 ml of lactated Ringer’s solution + Hyaluronic acid (25 mg) 83 joints | Severe or moderate preoperative pain | 90.5% = No pain 7.9% = Reduced pain 1.6% = Pain the same | 27.2 ± 5.4 | 44.4 ± 4.1 | Occlusal stabilization splint and physical therapy | Significant improvement in MIO (p < 0.001) | 34.4 months |
Fernandez-Sanroman et al. [9] | PRGF (5 ml) 42 joints Sodium chloride 5% (5 ml) 50 joints | PRGF = 7.7 ± 1.6 Control = 8.1 ± 1.9 | PRGF = 1.2 ± 1.9 Control = 1.5 ± 2.3 | PRGF 26.4 ± 6.3 Control = 27.2 ± 7.6 | PRGF = 37.2 ± 3.9 Control = 36.1 ± 4.2 | Capsulotomy, Miotomy, coblation | No significance differences between groups in MMO | 2 years |
Fernandez-Ferro et al. [10] | PRGF 50 joints (inferior space 1 ml and superior space 5 ml) HA 1% 50 joints (inferior space 1 ml and superior space 5 ml) | PRGF 8.14 ± 0.93 HA 8.35 ± 0.64 | PRGF = 1.55 (± 1.9) HA = 2.20 (± 1.43) | PRGF = 27.74 ± 4.65 HA 27.92 ± 5.08 | PRGF = 37.23 ± 4.94 HA = 36.54 ± 5.78 | Capsulotomy, Miotomy, coblation | PRGF is more effective than HA in pain reduction | 18 months |
Morey-Mas et al. [8] | Sodium Hyaluronate (1 ml in the superior joint space) 20 joints Ringer’s lactate 20 joints | SH = 62.0 Control = 54.8 | SH = 19.0 Control = 9.6 | N/M | N/M | N/A | The reduction in joint pain was statistically significant in the SH group on the days 14 and 84 | 168 days |
Castaño-Joaqui et al. [11] | Ringer’s lactate alone, 25 joints HA (20 mg/ml in the superior joint space) 26 joints | HA = 6.1 (SD 1.7) Control = 6.5 (SD 1.8) Overall = 6.3 (SD 1.7) | Overall = -4.08 (12 month visit) | Approximately 28 mm | Overall = 10.99 (12 month visit) | Pharmacological therapy, soft diet and home-exercises | No benefit of HA as an adjuvant therapy to arthroscopy during follow-up months 3–12 | 12 months |