Clinical effectiveness, functional outcome and patient satisfaction following intra articular injection with two viscosupplementation agents - Hylan G-F-20 and Sodium Hyaluronate

Efficacy of Hylan G-F 20 and Sodium Hyaluronate in the treatment of osteoarthritis of the knee -- a prospective randomized clinical trial.

Article specifications

This clinical trial was published in 2008 in Journal of Knee (IF2008: 2.29) by Britain specialists. The aim of this study was to compare the clinical effectiveness, functional outcome and patient satisfaction following intra articular injection with two viscosupplementation agents - Hylan G-F-20 (n=199) and Sodium Hyaluronate (n=193) in patients with osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee.

 

Results

Although both treatments offered significant pain reduction, it was achieved earlier and sustained for a longer period with Hylan G-F 20. From this study, it appeared that the clinical effectiveness and general patient satisfaction are better amongst patients who received Hylan G-F 20.