Abstract:Objective To analyze the efficacy of high-frequency ultrasound-guided interventional treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and the mechanism of improvement in inflammatory response.Methods Ninety-six RA patients who were treated in our hospital from May 2017 to June 2020 were selected and divided into the traditional group (48 patients receiving intra-articular cocktail injection with 0.5 ml of 2% lidocaine hydrochloride, 0.5 ml of compound betamethasone and 0.5 ml of normal saline) and the ultrasound group (48 patients receiving high-frequency ultrasound-guided interventional treatment). The thickness of the joint synovium, degree of joint pain, grade of blood flow, incidence of joint effusion, biochemical indicators, and inflammatory response were compared between the two groups.Results The thickness of the joint synovium, Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) score, grade of blood flow, incidence of joint effusion, biochemical indicators and inflammatory response were not different between the two groups before the treatment (P >0.05). After treatment, the joint synovium was thinner and VAS score was lower in the ultrasound group compared with the traditional group (P < 0.05). The post-treatment proportion of patients with grade Ⅱ and Ⅲ blood flow and the incidence of joint effusion in the ultrasound group were also lower relative to the traditional group (P < 0.05). In addition, the levels of biochemical indicators and inflammatory factors in the ultrasound group were lower than those in the traditional group (P < 0.05).Conclusions The high-frequency ultrasound-guided interventional treatment is effective for RA, which can ameliorate the severity of the disease, relieve the pain, improve blood flow to the joint synovium, and decrease inflammatory response.