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Hyaluronic Acid after Arthroscopy for Symptomatic Degenerative Arthropathy

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March 2024

Hyaluronic Acid after Arthroscopy for Symptomatic Degenerative Arthropathy

Vol: 306| Issue: 3| Number:27| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:1
Journal Level of Evidence:1

Intra-articular injection of hyaluronic acid after arthroscopic surgery fails to provide additional benefit for symptomatic degenerative arthropathy patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

EFORT Open Rev . 2024 Jan 9;9(1):51-59.

Contributing Authors:
L Yao J Cai J Li Y Xiong

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Synopsis

A total of five randomized controlled studies including 181 patients undergoing arthroscopic surgery for degenerative arthropathy of the knee were included in this systematic review and meta-analysis comparing the addition of intra-articular hyaluronic acid (HA) immediately after surgery (Treatment A, n=181) vs. placebo or no additional treatment (Treatment B, n=182). Pooled outcomes of interest i...

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