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Efficacy and safety of five weekly HA vs placebo injections in the treatment of knee OA

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January 2016

Efficacy and safety of five weekly HA vs placebo injections in the treatment of knee OA

Vol: 5| Issue: 1| Number:37| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:2
Journal Level of Evidence:N/A

A double blind, randomized, multicenter, parallel group study of the effectiveness and tolerance of intraarticular hyaluronan in osteoarthritis of the knee

J Rheumatol. 2004 Apr;31(4):775-82.

Contributing Authors:
R Day P Brooks PG Conaghan M Petersen

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240 patients with mild to moderate knee osteroarthritis were randomized to receive either intra-articular hyaluronan (HA) or placebo injections. The purpose of this study was to investigate the efficacy and tolerability of 5 weekly hyaluronan (HA) injections in patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA). The results of this study found HA injections to be successful in reducing pain and improving func...

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