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Significant Improvements in Outcomes in Symptomatic OA Patients using Hylan G-F 20 vs Steroids

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July 2020

Significant Improvements in Outcomes in Symptomatic OA Patients using Hylan G-F 20 vs Steroids

Vol: 9| Issue: 7| Number:32| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:1
Journal Level of Evidence:1

Hylan G-F 20 Improves Hip Osteoarthritis: A Prospective, Randomized Study

Phys Sportsmed. 2010 Jun;38(2):35-47.

Contributing Authors:
AI Spitzer BI Bockow VA Brander JW Yates DK MacCarter GK Gudger S Haller SL Lake DB Magilavy

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Three-hundred and thirteen patients with symptomatic hip osteoarthritis (OA) were randomized into receiving intra-articular injections of hyaluronic acid (hylan G-F 20) or corticosteroid (methylprednisolone acetate [MPA]). The primary outcome of interest included pain measured by the Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Arthritis Index (WOMAC) pain subscale. Secondary outcomes included the cl...

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