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The aim of this study was to compare the efficacy of single-shot long-acting corticosteroid (betamethasone) and intermediate-acting corticosteroid (triamcinolone acetonide) injections in knee OA.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This single-center, double-blinded, randomized controlled trial included 120 patients with symptomatic knee OA who were randomized to receive either a betamethasone (7-mg) or triamcinolone acetonide (40-mg) IA injection and were followed for 6 months. The primary outcomes were the visual analog scale (VAS) pain scores (0 to 100) at rest and during movement at 6 months. The secondary outcomes were the VAS pain during movement, knee flexion angle, modified Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC) score, University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) activity score, Timed Up-and-Go test (TUG), 2-minute walk test (2MWT), and side effects. The analysis focused on between-group comparisons using multilevel regression models.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The study population consisted of 120 Thai individuals. Both the betamethasone and triamcinolone groups demonstrated significant reductions in VAS pain at rest starting from day 1 and lasting for up to 6 months. At 6 months, the between-group mean difference in VAS pain at rest was \u22121 (95% confidence interval [CI], \u221211 to 8; p = 0.77), indicating no significant difference. Similarly, at 6 months, no significant between-group differences were observed in VAS pain during movement (\u22123 [95% CI, \u221213 to 7]; p = 0.51), flexion angle (6 [95% CI, 1 to 10]; p = 0.20), WOMAC score (\u22124 [95% CI, \u221211 to 4]; p = 0.91), UCLA activity score (0 [95% CI, \u22120.5 to 0.6]; p = 0.46), TUG (\u22121 second [95% CI, \u22123 to 1]; p = 0.88), or 2MWT (9 meters [95% CI, \u22121 to 19]; p = 0.47). Acetaminophen and tramadol use were numerically, but not significantly, lower in the betamethasone group (p &gt; 0.05). No serious adverse events occurred.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>No significant differences were observed between IA betamethasone and triamcinolone acetonide with respect to VAS pain, functional scores, or performance-based outcomes at 6 months.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Level of Evidence:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Therapeutic\n                      <jats:underline>Level I<\/jats:underline>\n                      . See Instructions for Authors for a complete description of levels of evidence.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.2106\/jbjs.25.00100","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,11,21]],"date-time":"2025-11-21T19:00:11Z","timestamp":1763751611000},"page":"35-44","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1097\/lww.0000000000001000","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":4,"title":["Betamethasone and Triamcinolone Acetonide Have Comparable Efficacy as Single Intra-Articular Injections in Knee Osteoarthritis"],"prefix":"10.2106","volume":"108","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-1954-7925","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Kittipong","family":"Wattanasirisombat","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Orthopaedics, Faculty of Medicine, Thammasat University, Pathumthani, 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