Injectable Viscoelastic Supplements

Injectable Viscoelastic Supplements: A Review for Radiologists

Article specifications

This review study was published in 2017 in Journal of AJR Am J Roentgenol. (IF 2015:1.53) by Ireland specialists. Hyaluronic acid (HA) is increasingly used by musculoskeletal radiologists in the treatment of osteoarthritis (OA). Although the evidence base for its efficacy is controversial, it remains in common use.

 

Result

HA is available in a wide variety of preparations, which may vary in concentration and chemical composition. Clinicians offering intraarticular HA injection should be familiar with the common preparations available and the principal differences between them, its mechanism of action, and the profile of adverse effects associated with its use.