Viscosupplementation with hylan for the treatment of osteoarthritis: Findings from clinical practice in Canada

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 23, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 1579-1585

  Lussier, André ^a,f   Cividino, Alfred A ^b   McFarlane, Charles A ^c   Olszynski, Wojciech P ^d   Potashner, Wayne J ^e   De Médicis, Rinaldo ^f  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c WINDSOR REGIONAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^e WOMEN S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^f UNIVERSITY OF SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Clinical Practice; Hylan; Osteoarthritis; Viscosupplementation

Indexed keywords

HYALURONIC ACID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJECTION PAIN; INTRAARTICULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; EVALUATION STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYALURONIC ACID; INJECTIONS, INTRA-ARTICULAR; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOARTHRITIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0029778160     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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