Intra-articular hyaluronic acid injection: not for gonarthrosis


Prescrire international 22(142): 248-249

2013


ISSN/ISBN: 1167-7422
PMID: 24298599
Document Number: 664688
A meta-analysis of 89 randomised trials suggests that, at best, intraarticular hyaluronic acid injection only provides a small relief to patients with osteoarthritis of the knee, but that it can provoke both local reactions and serious adverse effects.

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