The effect of intra-articular hyaluronic acid treatment on gait velocity in older knee osteoarthritis patients: A randomized, controlled study

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 310-315

  DeCaria, Joseph E ^a   Montero Odasso, Manuel ^a,b   Wolfe, Dalton ^a,c   Chesworth, Bert M ^c   Petrella, Robert J ^a,b  

^a LAWSON HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b WESTERN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Gait; Hyaluronic acid; Knee osteoarthritis; Older adults; Physical function

Indexed keywords

HYALURONIC ACID; PARACETAMOL; PLACEBO;

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GAIT; HUMAN; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; KNEE PAIN; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RIGIDITY; SCORING SYSTEM; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VELOCITY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTHRALGIA; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMANS; HYALURONIC ACID; INJECTIONS, INTRA-ARTICULAR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISCOSUPPLEMENTS;

EID: 84864934895     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: 18726976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2011.11.007     Document Type: Article

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