Yusuke Tabata, Satoshi Omori, Osamu Mitsuhashi, Kazuo Enomoto, Yuki Sawano, Noriyoshi Murotani, Koichiro Omori, Yoichiro Tabata, Tokifumi Majima
INTRODUCTION: Hemodialysis patients have various complications, and orthopedic diseases include carpal tunnel syndrome, spinal canal stenosis, spondylosis destruction, fractures, and osteoarthritis. As a treatment for knee osteoarthritis, intra-articular injections of hyaluronic acid and steroids are performed. In general, steroid injections have a strong short-term anti-inflammatory effect, but there is a risk of complications, such as infection. In addition to aging, dialysis patients are prone to weakened immune systems and susceptibility to infection...
July 14, 2023: JMA journal