Article (Scientific journals)
Consensus statement on viscosupplementation with hyaluronic acid for the management of osteoarthritis
Henrotin, Yves; Raman, R.; Richette, P. et al.
2015In Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism, 45 (2), p. 140-9
Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi
 

Files


Full Text
henrotin.pdf
Publisher postprint (377.58 kB)
Request a copy

All documents in ORBi are protected by a user license.

Send to



Details



Abstract :
[en] Viscosupplementation (VS) with hyaluronic acid is currently used by physicians to treat osteoarthritis. However, many aspects of this treatment remain questionable and subject of controversy. A group of 8 experts in this field, from European countries, met to debate on 24 statements previously listed by the group members. Based on an extensive research of the literature and expert opinion, a consensus position has been proposed for each statement. Agreement was achieved on some recommendations. In particular, the expert achieved unanimous agreement in favor of the following statements: VS is an effective treatment for mild to moderate knee OA; VS is not an alternative to surgery in advanced hip OA; VS is a well-tolerated treatment of knee and other joints OA; VS should not be used only in patients who have failed to respond adequately to analgesics and NSAIDs; VS is a "positive" indication but not a "lack of anything better" indication; the dosing regimen must be supported by evidence-based medicine; cross-linking is a proven means for prolonging IA residence time of HA; the best approach to inject accurately knee joint is the lateral mid-patellar one; when VS is performed under fluoroscopy, the amount of radiopaque contrast agent must be as low as possible to avoid viscosupplement dilution. These clear recommendations have been established to help practitioners in the use of viscosupplementation.
Disciplines :
Rheumatology
Author, co-author :
Henrotin, Yves  ;  Université de Liège > Département des sciences de la motricité > Unité de recherche sur l'os et le cartilage (U.R.O.C.)
Raman, R.
Richette, P.
Bard, H.
Jerosch, J.
Conrozier, T.
Chevalier, X.
Migliore, A.
Language :
English
Title :
Consensus statement on viscosupplementation with hyaluronic acid for the management of osteoarthritis
Publication date :
2015
Journal title :
Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism
ISSN :
0049-0172
eISSN :
1532-866X
Publisher :
W. B. Saunders Co., United Kingdom
Volume :
45
Issue :
2
Pages :
140-9
Peer reviewed :
Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi
Available on ORBi :
since 20 January 2016

Statistics


Number of views
50 (0 by ULiège)
Number of downloads
0 (0 by ULiège)

Scopus citations®
 
141
Scopus citations®
without self-citations
112
OpenCitations
 
103

Bibliography


Similar publications



Contact ORBi