Animal evidence for hyaluronic acid efficacy in knee trauma injuries. Review of animal-model studies

Physical Therapy in Sport

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 116-123

  Edouard, Pascal ^a,b   Rannou, François ^c   Coudeyre, Emmanuel ^d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ JEAN MONNET   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF SAINT ETIENNE   (France)

^c Paris Descartes University ^*  (France)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF CLERMONT FERRAND   (France)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament; Hyaluronic acid; Knee injury; Meniscus; Sports injury; Viscosupplementation

Indexed keywords

HYALURONIC ACID;

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT INJURY; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; CARTILAGE INJURY; CHONDROPROTECTION; HEALING; KNEE INJURY; KNEE MENISCUS RUPTURE; MENISCECTOMY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TISSUE REGENERATION;

ANIMALS; CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; HYALURONIC ACID; INJECTIONS, INTRA-ARTICULAR; KNEE INJURIES; MENISCI, TIBIAL; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; RABBITS; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 84877674759     PISSN: 1466853X     EISSN: 18731600     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ptsp.2013.02.001     Document Type: Review

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