Intra-articular hip viscosupplementation with synthetic hyaluronic acid for osteoarthritis: efficacy, safety and relation to pre-injection radiographs

[1] Caglar-Yagci H(2005)Safety and efficacy of ultrasound-guided intra-articular hylan G-F 20 injection in osteoarthritis of the hip: a pilot study Rheumatol Int 25 341-344

[2] Unsal S(2004)Therapeutic effects of hyaluronic acid on osteoarthritis of the knee. A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 86–A 538-545

[3] Yagci I(2001)Morphological analysis of articular cartilage biopsies from a randomized, clinical study comparing the effects of 500–730 kDa sodium hyaluronate (Hyalgan) and methylprednisolone acetate on primary osteoarthritis of the knee Osteoarthritis Cartilage. 9 371-381

[4] Dulgeroglu D(2003)Intra-articular injections of hylan G-F 20 in patients with symptomatic hip osteoarthritis: an open-label, multicentre, pilot study Clin Exp Rheumatol. 21 605-610

[5] Ozel S(2004)Hyaluronan therapy: looking toward the future Am J Orthop 33 23-28

[6] Wang CT(2005)Intra-articular treatment with Hylan G-F 20 under ultrasound guidance in hip osteoarthritis. Clinical results after 12 months follow-up. Reumatismo. 57 36-43

[7] Lin J(2004)Intra-articular injection of non-animal stabilised hyaluronic acid (NASHA) for osteoarthritis of the hip: a pilot study Clin Exp Rheumatol. 22 300-306

[8] Chang CJ(1991)The american college of rheumatology criteria for the classification and reporting of osteoarthritis of the hip Arthritis Rheum 34 505-514

[9] Lin YT(2005)The reliability of hip scoring systems for total hip arthroplasty candidates: assessment by physical therapists Clin Rehabil. 19 659-661

[10] Hou SM(2007)Viscosupplementation for knee osteoarthritis: a systematic review. Clin Orthop Relat Res. Feb; 455 113-22

[1] Caglar-Yagci H(2005)Safety and efficacy of ultrasound-guided intra-articular hylan G-F 20 injection in osteoarthritis of the hip: a pilot study Rheumatol Int 25 341-344

[2] Unsal S(2004)Therapeutic effects of hyaluronic acid on osteoarthritis of the knee. A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 86–A 538-545

[3] Yagci I(2001)Morphological analysis of articular cartilage biopsies from a randomized, clinical study comparing the effects of 500–730 kDa sodium hyaluronate (Hyalgan) and methylprednisolone acetate on primary osteoarthritis of the knee Osteoarthritis Cartilage. 9 371-381

[4] Dulgeroglu D(2003)Intra-articular injections of hylan G-F 20 in patients with symptomatic hip osteoarthritis: an open-label, multicentre, pilot study Clin Exp Rheumatol. 21 605-610

[5] Ozel S(2004)Hyaluronan therapy: looking toward the future Am J Orthop 33 23-28

[6] Wang CT(2005)Intra-articular treatment with Hylan G-F 20 under ultrasound guidance in hip osteoarthritis. Clinical results after 12 months follow-up. Reumatismo. 57 36-43

[7] Lin J(2004)Intra-articular injection of non-animal stabilised hyaluronic acid (NASHA) for osteoarthritis of the hip: a pilot study Clin Exp Rheumatol. 22 300-306

[8] Chang CJ(1991)The american college of rheumatology criteria for the classification and reporting of osteoarthritis of the hip Arthritis Rheum 34 505-514

[9] Lin YT(2005)The reliability of hip scoring systems for total hip arthroplasty candidates: assessment by physical therapists Clin Rehabil. 19 659-661

[10] Hou SM(2007)Viscosupplementation for knee osteoarthritis: a systematic review. Clin Orthop Relat Res. Feb; 455 113-22