Predictors of response to intra-articular steroid injections in knee osteoarthritis—a systematic review

N Maricar, MJ Callaghan, DT Felson… - Rheumatology, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Objective. IA steroid injections (IASIs) have been shown to relieve pain in knee OA and are
widely used in clinical practice. There is, however, evidence of some variation in response. …

[HTML][HTML] The efficacy of intra-articular steroids in hip osteoarthritis: a systematic review

PS McCabe, N Maricar, MJ Parkes, DT Felson… - Osteoarthritis and …, 2016 - Elsevier
Objective International guidelines recommend intra-articular steroid injections (IASIs) in the
management of hip osteoarthritis (OA), though these recommendations are extrapolated …

[HTML][HTML] Where and how to inject the knee—a systematic review

N Maricar, MJ Parkes, MJ Callaghan, DT Felson… - Seminars in arthritis and …, 2013 - Elsevier
Objectives The knee can be injected at different anatomic sites with or without image-guidance.
We undertook a systematic review to determine the accuracy of intra-articular knee …

Lateral wedge insoles as a conservative treatment for pain in patients with medial knee osteoarthritis: a meta-analysis

MJ Parkes, N Maricar, M Lunt, MP LaValley, RK Jones… - Jama, 2013 - jamanetwork.com
Importance There is no consensus regarding the efficacy of lateral wedge insoles as a
treatment for pain in medial knee osteoarthritis. Objective To evaluate whether lateral wedge …

Synovial tissue volume: a treatment target in knee osteoarthritis (OA)

TW O'Neill, MJ Parkes, N Maricar… - Annals of the …, 2016 - ard.bmj.com
Background Synovitis occurring frequently in osteoarthritis (OA) may be a targeted outcome.
There are no data examining whether synovitis changes following intra-articular intervention…

[HTML][HTML] Structural predictors of response to intra-articular steroid injection in symptomatic knee osteoarthritis

N Maricar, MJ Parkes, MJ Callaghan… - Arthritis research & …, 2017 - Springer
Background The aim was to examine if structural factors could affect response to intra-articular
steroid injections (IASI) in knee osteoarthritis (OA). Method Persons with painful knee OA …

[HTML][HTML] Clinical assessment of effusion in knee osteoarthritis—A systematic review

N Maricar, MJ Callaghan, MJ Parkes… - Seminars in arthritis and …, 2016 - Elsevier
Objective The aim of this systematic review was to determine the validity and inter- and intra-observer
reliability of the assessment of knee joint effusion in osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee. …

[HTML][HTML] Synovial volume vs synovial measurements from dynamic contrast enhanced MRI as measures of response in osteoarthritis

…, CE Hutchinson, TW O'Neill, N Maricar… - Osteoarthritis and …, 2016 - Elsevier
Objective Synovium is increasingly a target of osteoarthritis (OA) treatment, yet its optimal
measurement is unclear. Using dynamic contrast enhanced (DCE) MRI in knee OA patients …

Interobserver and intraobserver reliability of clinical assessments in knee osteoarthritis

N Maricar, MJ Callaghan, MJ Parkes… - The Journal of …, 2016 - jrheum.org
Objective. Clinical examination of the knee is subject to measurement error. The aim of this
analysis was to determine interobserver and intraobserver reliability of commonly used …

Brief report: synovial fluid white blood cell count in knee osteoarthritis: association with structural findings and treatment response

PS McCabe, MJ Parkes, N Maricar… - Arthritis & …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Osteoarthritis (OA) is a disease with a significant inflammatory component. The aim
of this analysis was to determine the relationship between synovial fluid (SF) white blood …