Decision Algorithms for the Retreatment with Viscosupplementation in Patients Suffering from Knee Osteoarthritis

Decision Algorithms for the Retreatment with Viscosupplementation in Patients Suffering from Knee Osteoarthritis: Recommendations from the EUROpean VIScosupplementation COnsensus Group (EUROVISCO)

Article specifications

This study was published in 2018 in Journal of Cartilage. (IF 2013: 2.02) by Britain, Belgium, French, Italy, German and Spain specialists. A task force was created to look at issues regarding retreatment with VS in knee osteoarthritis. An attempt was made to reach consensus on several issues: (1) to define treatment "success" and "failure," (2) to determine when to retreat patients successfully treated by a previous VS, (3) to determine how to retreat patients in whom VS failed, (4) to define what to do in case of adverse reaction following previous VS, and (5) to examine the interests of soluble biomarkers to manage retreatment.

 

Result

The decision algorithms are intended to facilitate consideration of the therapeutic options, in patients with knee osteoarthritis previously treated with VS.