Can viscosupplementation be used in the hip?
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Viscosupplementation in symptomatic severe hip osteoarthritis: a review of the literature and report on 60 patients.
Osteoarthritis of the hip is a frequent joint disorder in adults aged 50 years and older. The management focuses on pain reduction, by means of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and analgesics, physical therapy and weight reduction. When these treatments fail, total hip replacement can be considered. Viscosupplementation is a local therapeutic approach with the objective to decrease pain an...
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Viscosupplementation is the intra-articular administration of preparations containing hyaluronic acid or hyaluronate intended to restore the normal biological properties of hyaluronic acid normally found in synovial fluid. Infiltration of hyaluronic acid in the arthritic hip is a more recent technique than viscosupplementation of the knee due to the greater technical difficulty of infiltration ...
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Hip is a site very commonly affected by osteoarthritis and the intra-articular administration of hyaluronic acid in the management of osteoarthritic pain is increasingly used. However, the debate about its usefulness is still ongoing, as not all results of clinical trials confirm its effectiveness. In order to achieve the best outcome, clinical assessment and treatment choices should be based o...
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We present the diagnosis of bilateral granulomatous inflammation of the hip joints associated with Hylan G-F 20 viscosupplementation injections. Clinicians recommending therapeutic Hylan injections for the management of hip arthritis should maintain clinical awareness regarding this potential complication.
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INTRODUCTION Young adult hip osteoarthritis (OA) is a noteworthy problem, although rarer than the elderly form of the disease, causing limitations in social and working activities and prospects. Treatment options are scarce and surgical procedures, frequently necessary, imply the major drawback of revising the prostheses periodically, whereas chronic nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAID)...
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Orthopedics
دوره 37 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2014