Efficacy of hyaluronic acid in ankle osteoarthritis

Hyaluronic acid in ankle osteoarthritis: why evidence of efficacy is still lacking?

Article specifications

This review study was published in 2012 in Journal of Clin Exp Rheumatol. (IF2012: 1.02) by Italian specialists. The aim of this paper is to analyse the reasons which can explain the discrepancy between the sound biological background and the inconclusive clinical results.

 

Results

It is our opinion that, at present, it is impossible to draw any conclusion about the efficacy of viscosupplementation by intra-articular injections of HA in the treatment of ankle OA.