Intra-articular hyaluronan is without clinical effect in knee osteoarthritis: A multicentre, randomised, placebo-controlled, double-blind study of 337 patients followed for 1 year

Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases

Volumn 69, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1097-1102

  Jørgensen, Anette ^a   Stengaard Pedersen, Kristian ^a   Simonsen, Ole ^b   Pfeiffer Jensen, Mogens ^a   Eriksen, Christian ^b   Bliddal, Henning ^c   Pedersen, Niels Wisbech ^d   Bødtker, Søren ^e   Hørslev Petersen, Kim ^f   Snerum, Lennart Ørtoft ^g   Egund, Niels ^a   Frimer Larsen, Helle ^h  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b AALBORG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c FREDERIKSBERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^d ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^e GENTOFTE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^f King Christian the Xth Hospital   (Denmark)

^g HOLSTEBRO HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^h Larix ApS   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYALURONIC ACID; PARACETAMOL; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADULT; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; JOINT EFFUSION; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; WALKING;

ACETAMINOPHEN; AGED; ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYALURONIC ACID; INJECTIONS, INTRA-ARTICULAR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; RECURRENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISCOSUPPLEMENTS;

EID: 77953705681     PISSN: 00034967     EISSN: 14682060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ard.2009.118042     Document Type: Article

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