Tolerability and safety profile of Sinovial® in knee and hip OA

Safety and tolerability of intra-articular hyaluronic acid injection (SINOVIAL^®) in experimental and clinical practice

Article specifications

This review article was published in 2013 in Journal of European Journal of Inflammation (IF2013: 0.50) by French and Italian specialists. This review describes the tolerability and safety profile of Sinovial^® in knee and hip OA. A literature search of PubMed using the search queries [Sinovial^® OR hyaluronic acid OR hyaluronan] and [intra-articular OR osteoarthritis] was performed using terms as medical subject headings and free text searches. Studies were selected manually for inclusion in this review.

 

Results

Among the different available IA products, our specific experience with Sinovial^® suggests that this device is effective in the management of OA. The positive benefit/risk profile of Sinovial^® has been proved in clinical trials and confirmed in postmarketing surveillance.