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ArticleClinical medicine insights. Arthritis and musculoskeletal disorders2016

Standardized Follow-up of Patients with Symptomatic Knee Osteoarthritis Treated with a Single Intra-articular Injection of a Combination of Cross-Linked Hyaluronic Acid and Mannitol.

Thierry Conrozier, Ana-Maria Bozgan, Marie Bossert, Maxime Sondag, Anne Lohse-Walliser, Jean-Charles Balblanc

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Article in Clinical medicine insights. Arthritis and musculoskeletal disorders, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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Thierry ConrozierDepartment of Rheumatology, Hôpital Nord Franche-Comté, Belfort, France.
Ana-Maria BozganDepartment of Rheumatology, Hôpital Nord Franche-Comté, Belfort, France.
Marie BossertDepartment of Rheumatology, Hôpital Nord Franche-Comté, Belfort, France.
Maxime SondagDepartment of Rheumatology, Hôpital Nord Franche-Comté, Belfort, France.
Anne Lohse-WalliserDepartment of Rheumatology, Hôpital Nord Franche-Comté, Belfort, France.
Jean-Charles BalblancDepartment of Rheumatology, Hôpital Nord Franche-Comté, Belfort, France.
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Abstract

objectivesThe objective of this study is to obtain pilot data from daily practice conditions of a viscosupplement made of a cross-linked high-molecular-weight hyaluronic acid (HA) combined with mannitol in patients with knee osteoarthritis (KOA).

methodsThe data of 40 consecutive patients, 29 women and 11 men, who were prospectively followed up for 6 months, using a standardized procedure, were retrospectively analyzed. All patients have received a single intra-articular injection of HAnox-M-XL (4.4 mL), viscosupplement made of a cross-linked HA (16 mg/mL) + mannitol (35 mg/mL), in the target knee. The primary outcome was safety. The secondary end points included 3- and 6-month change in the WOMAC pain (0-50) and WOMAC total (0-240) and patient's global assessment (PGA). Patient's self-assessment of treatment efficacy (0-3) and analgesic consumption were obtained at months 3 and 6. An intent-to-treat analysis was performed.

resultsMean (SD) age was 60.7 (13.9) years, and mean BMI was 28.6 (5.0). Kellgren-Lawrence radiological grade was I/II and III/IV in 13 and 27 of the subjects, respectively. The average WOMAC pain and WOMAC total scores at baseline were 21.5 (9.8) and 89.9 (42.8), respectively. Thirty-nine patients completed the follow-up. HAnox-M-XL was well tolerated; two patients experienced knee pain after injection, which resolved within three days. No treatment-related severe adverse event was reported. Mean (SD) variations in WOMAC pain and WOMAC total scores were -8.2 (8.9) and -38.4 (35.6), respectively, at month 6 (P = 0.001). PGA decreased from 5.5 (2.0) to 3.0 (2.2) (P = 0.006). Efficacy was rated as good or very good in 76.9% of the cases. Most of the regular analgesics users decreased their consumption.

conclusionTreatment with one injection of 4.4 mL HAnox-M-XL is effective to alleviate KOA symptoms over six months, without safety concern. Controlled trials are needed to confirm these pilot data.

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hyaluronic acidintra-articular injectionknee osteoarthritismannitolviscosupplementation

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PMID27688712
PMCPMC5036533
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