Oral Administration of Polymer Hyaluronic Acid Alleviates Symptoms of Knee Osteoarthritis: A Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study over a 12-Month Period

This study was conducted to investigate the efficacy of oral hyaluronic acid (HA) administration for osteoarthritis (OA) in knee joints. Sixty osteoarthritic subjects (Kellgren-Lawrence grade 2 or 3) were randomly assigned to the HA or placebo group. The subjects in the HA group were given 200 mg of...

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Main Authors: Tashiro, Toshiyuki, Seino, Satoshi, Sato, Toshihide, Matsuoka, Ryosuke, Masuda, Yasunobu, Fukui, Naoshi
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: The Scientific World Journal 2012
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Clinical Study
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3512263/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23226979
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1100/2012/167928
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