THE USE OF HYALURONIC ACID IN GONARTHROSIS IN REAL CLINICAL PRACTICE
| Autor: | N V Vaskova, L P Evstigneeva, I G Ivashova, N M Kuznecova, E Y Gan, O M Lesnyak |
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| Jazyk: | English<br />Russian |
| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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| Zdroj: | Остеопороз и остеопатии, Vol 18, Iss 1, Pp 18-22 (2015) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 2072-2680 2311-0716 74738429 |
| DOI: | 10.14341/osteo2015118-22 |
| Popis: | Objectives. To assess the frequency and preferences when assigning intraarticular therapy with hyaluronic acid (HA) in knee оsteoarthritis (ОА) in clinical practice. Material and methods. The analysis of 200 patient records with knee OA treated at the regional center of rheumatology to assess the frequency and spectrum assignment of НА, profile of patients, who were prescribed HA, and its effectiveness. To assess the opinions of rheumatologists on intraarticular therapy with НА we conducted an anonymous questionnaire of 20 rheumatologists of Ekaterinburg. Results. The analysis showed that intraarticular НА therapy was recommended by rheumatologists to 46% of patients with knee ОА, of which the treatment was performed in only 35%. Patients who received treatment were older and more often took NSAIDs and symptomatic slow-acting drugs. Intra-articular НА therapy was effective in 69% of patients. НА with higher molecular weight were more effective, although rheumatologists prefer НА with low molecular weight. Conclusion. In clinical practice, НА is used widely in the treatment of knee ОА, a positive effect from the treatment noted in more than a half of patients. |
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