Intra-articular Injections for the Treatment of Osteoarthritis: Focus on the Clinical Use of Hyaluronic Acid

Overview

Journal Drugs R D

Specialty Pharmacology

Date 2010 Dec 15

PMID 21142290

Citations 46

Authors

Tommaso Iannitti

Daniele Lodi

Beniamino Palmieri

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Abstract

Osteoarthritis (OA), also called degenerative joint disease, is the most frequently occurring chronic musculoskeletal disease, particularly affecting the aging population. The use of viscosupplementation, i.e. intra-articular (IA) hyaluronic acid (HA) drug therapy, to treat OA, is growing worldwide, due to important results obtained from several clinical trials, which reported IA HA-related improvements in functional activity and pain management. This review is an update of the IA use of this compound in the treatment of OA, with clinical evidence from the last few years being discussed and used to delineate new trends for the future.

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