Open label multicentre trial on safety and efficacy of intra-articular hyaluronic acid in the treatment of osteoarthritis of the knee - A prospective study

Journal, Indian Academy of Clinical Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 232-235

  Rastogi, Shishir ^a   Sharma, V K ^b   Chandra, Rajesh ^b   Sivaraman, S T ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b SAFDARJUNG HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Hyaluronic acid; Intra articular; Osteoarthritis

Indexed keywords

HYALURONIC ACID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJECTION SITE REACTION; JOINT FUNCTION; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PAIN; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISCOELASTICITY;

EID: 27844439575     PISSN: 09723560     EISSN: 09723560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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