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September 27, 2022
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EULAR recommendations for intra-articular therapies

Publicated to:Annals Of The Rheumatic Diseases. 80 (10): 1299-1305 - 2021-10-01 80(10), DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2021-220266

Authors: Uson, J; Rodriguez-Garcia, SC; Castellanos-Moreira, R; O'Neill, TW; Doherty, M; Boesen, M; Pandit, H; Parera, IM; Vardanyan, V; Terslev, L; Kampen, WU; D'agostino, MA; Berenbaum, F; Nikiphorou, E; Pitsillidou, IA; de la Torre-Aboki, J; Carmona, L; Naredo, E

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Copenhagen Univ Hosp Bispebjerg & Frederiksberg, Dept Radiol, Musculoskeletal Res Unit, Copenhagen, Denmark - Author
Ctr Sociosanitari Hosp Clin & Prov Barcelona, Rheumatol Dept, Barcelona, Spain - Author
Cyprus League Rheumatism, EULAR Patient Res Partner, Nicosia, Cyprus - Author
Hosp Gen Univ Alicante, Rheumatol Day Hosp, Alicante, Spain - Author
Hosp Univ Fdn Jimenez Diaz, Joint & Bone Res Unit, Madrid, Spain - Author
Hosp Univ Fdn Jimenez Diaz, Rheumatol Dept, Madrid, Spain - Author
Hosp Univ Princesa, Rheumatol Dept, Madrid, Spain - Author
Inst Poal, Reumatol Dept, Barcelona, Spain - Author
Inst Salud Musculoesquelet INMUSC, Madrid, Spain - Author
Kings Coll London, Acaedem Dept Rheumatol, Rheumatol Res, London, England - Author
Radiolog Allianz, Nucl Med Spitalerhof, Hamburg, Germany - Author
Rigshosp, Ctr Rheumatol & Spine Dis, Copenhagen, Denmark - Author
Sorbonne Univ, Rheumatol Dept, Paris, France - Author
Univ Cattolica Sacro Cuore, Policlin Univ Agostino Gemelli IRCSS, Rheumatol Dept, Rome, Italy - Author
Univ Leeds, Chapel Allerton Hosp, Orthopaed Surg, Leeds, W Yorkshire, England - Author
Univ Manchester, Arthrit Res UK Ctr Epidemiol, Manchester, Lancs, England - Author
Univ Nottingham, Acaedem Rheumatol, Nottingham, England - Author
Univ Rey Juan Carlos, Hosp Univ Mostoles, Rheumatol Dept, Madrid, Spain - Author
Yerevan State Med Univ, Rheumatol Dept, Yerevan, Armenia - Author
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Abstract

Objectives To establish evidence-based recommendations to guide health professionals using intra-articular therapies (IAT) in adult patients with peripheral arthropathies. Methods A multidisciplinary international task force established the objectives, users and scope and the need for background information, including systematic literature reviews) and two surveys addressed to healthcare providers and patients throughout Europe. The evidence was discussed in a face-to-face meeting, recommendations were formulated and subsequently voted for anonymously in a three-round Delphi process to obtain the final agreement. The level of evidence was assigned to each recommendation with the Oxford levels of evidence. Results Recommendations focus on practical aspects to guide health professionals before, during and after IAT in adult patients with peripheral arthropathies. Five overarching principles and 11 recommendations were established, addressing issues related to patient information, procedure and setting, accuracy, routine and special aseptic care, safety issues and precautions to be addressed in special populations, efficacy and safety of repeated joint injections, use of local anaesthetics and aftercare. Conclusion We have developed the first evidence and expert opinion-based recommendations to guide health professionals using IAT. We hope that these recommendations will be included in different educational programmes, used by patient associations and put into practice via scientific societies to help improve uniformity and quality of care when performing IAT in peripheral adult joints.

Keywords

AdultAftercareAntirheumatic agentAntirheumatic agentsApixabanArthritisArthrocentesisArthropathyBlood-glucoseBody massChlorhexidineChondrocyteColonoscopyCorticosteroidCorticosteroid injectionDabigatranDelphi studyDiabetic-patientsDrainageDrug safetyEuropeFollow upGlucocorticoidGlucocorticoidsGlucose blood levelGoutHand jointHand jointsHealth careHealth care personnelHemoglobin a1cHumanHumansHyaluronic acidInjections, intra-articularIntraarticular drug administrationJoint diseasesKnee osteoarthritisLidocaineMedical societyOrganizationOsteoarthritisOsteoarthritis, kneeOutcome and process assessmentPatient informationPractice guidelineProcedural painProceduresResuscitationReviewRheumatoid-arthritisRheumatologyRivaroxabanSeptic arthritisSex hormone binding globulinSocieties, medicalSoft-tissue injectionsSplintingSports medicineStanding committeeSteroid injectionTotal hip-arthroplastyTotal knee arthroplastyTriamcinoloneTriamcinolone acetonideViscosupplementViscosupplementsWarfarin

Quality index

Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal Annals Of The Rheumatic Diseases due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency WoS (JCR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2021, it was in position 3/34, thus managing to position itself as a Q1 (Primer Cuartil), in the category Rheumatology. Notably, the journal is positioned above the 90th percentile.

From a relative perspective, and based on the normalized impact indicator calculated from World Citations provided by WoS (ESI, Clarivate), it yields a value for the citation normalization relative to the expected citation rate of: 2.71. This indicates that, compared to works in the same discipline and in the same year of publication, it ranks as a work cited above average. (source consulted: ESI Nov 14, 2024)

This information is reinforced by other indicators of the same type, which, although dynamic over time and dependent on the set of average global citations at the time of their calculation, consistently position the work at some point among the top 50% most cited in its field:

  • Weighted Average of Normalized Impact by the Scopus agency: 2.17 (source consulted: FECYT Feb 2024)
  • Field Citation Ratio (FCR) from Dimensions: 28.44 (source consulted: Dimensions Jul 2025)

Specifically, and according to different indexing agencies, this work has accumulated citations as of 2025-07-07, the following number of citations:

  • WoS: 35
  • Scopus: 38

Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2025-07-07:

  • The use, from an academic perspective evidenced by the Altmetric agency indicator referring to aggregations made by the personal bibliographic manager Mendeley, gives us a total of: 136.
  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 148 (PlumX).

With a more dissemination-oriented intent and targeting more general audiences, we can observe other more global scores such as:

  • The Total Score from Altmetric: 60.45.
  • The number of mentions on the social network X (formerly Twitter): 42 (Altmetric).
  • The number of mentions in news outlets: 4 (Altmetric).

It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

  • The work has been submitted to a journal whose editorial policy allows open Open Access publication.

Leadership analysis of institutional authors

This work has been carried out with international collaboration, specifically with researchers from: Armenia; Cyprus; Denmark; France; Germany; Italy; United Kingdom.

There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: First Author (Usón Jaeger, Jacqueline) .

the author responsible for correspondence tasks has been Usón Jaeger, Jacqueline.