Effect of intra-articular hyaluronic acid administration in active football players complaining of knee pain after sports activity

Use of viscosupplementation for the recovery of active football players complaining of knee pain

Article specifications

This Original research was published in 2019 in journal of Open Access J Sports Med. (IF2018: 1.23) by Italian specialists. The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of intra-articular hyaluronic acid administration in active football players complaining of knee pain after sports activity. Efficacy and safety profiles of intra-articular hyaluronic acid and time needed for football players to recover and restart sports activity were examined.

 

Results

The use of a medium-molecular weight hyaluronic acid in football players affected by knee osteoarthritis seems efficacious and safe and resulted, in our experience, a stable improvement of symptoms; moreover, it allowed a rapid restart of sports activity.