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Combined hyaluronic acid and corticosteroid injection reduces pain compared to placebo

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October 2017

Combined hyaluronic acid and corticosteroid injection reduces pain compared to placebo

Vol: 6| Issue: 10| Number:5| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Randomized Trial
OE Level Evidence:1
Journal Level of Evidence:N/A

Intraarticular Injection of a Cross-Linked Sodium Hyaluronate Combined with Triamcinolone Hexacetonide (Cingal) to Provide Symptomatic Relief of Osteoarthritis of the Knee: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Multicenter Clinical Trial

Cartilage. 2017 May. doi: 10.1177/1947603517703732.

Contributing Authors:
A Berta L Hangody R Szody P Lukasik W Zgadzaj E Lenart E Dokoupilova D Bichovsk G Vasarhelyi G Stevens M Szendroi A Ficzere G Hangody

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368 patients with mild to moderate osteoarthritis of the knee were included in this multicenter randomized controlled trial to investigate the use of a combination injection of cross-linked hyaluronic acid and corticosteroid in comparison to a placebo and an active comparator (hyaluronic acid alone). The primary objective of the study was to determine if the combined injection provided a significa...

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