Comparative study between intra articular hylan G-F 20 injection with other conservative management in knee osteoarthritis patients.
Journal Title: Journal of the Indian Medical Association - Year 2018, Vol 116, Issue 6
Abstract
Differrent modalities of treatments are available for OA knee starting from local heat therapy, analgesics, exercises, intra articular steroid, visco supplementation to knee replacements. Viscosupplementation is done with hyaluronic acid (HA) and high molecular weight crosslinked polymer of HA ie, Hylan G-F 20. Our study is to compare Hylan G-F 20. 60 patients were treated with 6ml (48mg) injection of hylan G-F 20 intra articularly at a interval of 6 months and by conservative methods (oral analgesics, glucosamines and local heat therapy with exercise). Responses to therapy in both groups were assessed by means of mobility, expressed as distance travelled in the 6-minute walk test (6MWT) and a 10-point visual analog scale (VAS) score for pain at rest and after the 6MWT. Treatment at 6-month intervals with injections of hylan G-F 20 shown a better outcome.
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Partha Sarathi Sarkar, Kuladip Mukhopadhyay, Sagar Mukhopadhyay
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