Use of intra-articular sodium hyaluronate in the post-operative knee arthroscopy

Results evaluation of the use of intra-articular sodium hyaluronate in the post-operative knee arthroscopy. A Randomized ,Double-blind, Clinical study

Article specifications

This randomised clinical trial was published in 2014 in Brazilian journal of Revista brasileira de ortopedia (IF2017: 0.1717) by Brazilian orthopedics.  The aim of the study was to evaluate the efficacy of hyaluronic acid in the post-operative of knee arthroscopy. 98 patients with meniscal lesions in the age of 18 to 65 years (mean: 34 years) were randomly divided into two groups of 49. The first group was treated with intra-articular sodium hyaluronate 20 mg in the immediate post-operative period and, subsequently, with a weekly application for four consecutive weeks. Besides the control on the form with the date and time of use of analgesics, patients underwent VAS. In all reviews, the range of motion of the knee was also measured with a goniometer; the Lysholm questionnaire was applied in the preoperatory on the day of surgery and on the 15th, 30th and 60th days post-operatively (To avoid bias in the results because of the pain of infiltration, the assessments in the 8th, 15th and 30th days were always made before this procedure).

Results

Results of the study showed that hyaluronic acid injection decrease pain in the initial phase, enables faster patient recovery and generates a faster return and better quality to the activities of daily living.