No Difference Between Intra-Articular Injection of Hyaluronic Acid and Placebo for Mild to Moderate Knee Osteoarthritis: A Randomized, Controlled, Double-Blind Trial

Journal of Arthroplasty

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 754-757

  van der Weegen, Walter ^a   Wullems, Jorgen A ^a   Bos, Ellis ^a   Noten, Hub ^b   van Drumpt, Rogier A M ^a  

^a ST ANNA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b ELKERLIEK HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Hyaluronic acid; Intra articular injections; Knee osteoarthritis; Placebo; Randomized controlled trial

Indexed keywords

HYALURONIC ACID; PLACEBO;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; KNEE PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; WESTERN ONTARIO AND MCMASTER UNIVERSITIES OSTEOARTHRITIS INDEX; AGED; CLINICAL TRIAL; INTRAARTICULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYALURONIC ACID; INJECTIONS, INTRA-ARTICULAR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84929024281     PISSN: 08835403     EISSN: 15328406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2014.12.012     Document Type: Article

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