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Less Pain with Intra-Articular Hyaluronic Acid Injection for Knee Osteoarthritis Compared to Placebo

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February 2025

Less Pain with Intra-Articular Hyaluronic Acid Injection for Knee Osteoarthritis Compared to Placebo

Vol: 307| Issue: 2| Number:42| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:1
Journal Level of Evidence:1

Less Pain with Intra-Articular Hyaluronic Acid Injections for Knee Osteoarthritis Compared to Placebo: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomised Controlled Trials.

Pharmaceuticals (Basel) . 2024 Nov 20;17(11):1557. doi: 10.3390/ph17111557.

Contributing Authors:
F Migliorini N Maffulli J Kubach M Betsch M Pasurka L Schafer

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Eighteen randomized controlled trials including 3,851 patients with knee osteoarthritis were included in this systematic review and meta-analysis comparing intra-articular hyaluronic acid (HA) injections versus placebo. Pooled outcomes of interest included the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) for pain and the Western Ontario McMaster Osteo-Arthritis Index (WOMAC) subscales for pain, stiffness, and func...

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