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ReviewSkeletal radiology2023

The value of injectable viscoelastic supplements for joints.

Dermot J Bowden, Stephen J Eustace, Eoin C Kavanagh

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Review in Skeletal radiology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Dermot J BowdenDepartment of Radiology, Cappagh National Orthopaedic Hospital, Cappagh Rd, Finglas, Dublin 11, Republic of Ireland, D11 EV29. dermotbowden@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3496-222X
Stephen J EustaceDepartment of Radiology, Cappagh National Orthopaedic Hospital, Cappagh Rd, Finglas, Dublin 11, Republic of Ireland, D11 EV29.
Eoin C KavanaghDepartment of Radiology, Cappagh National Orthopaedic Hospital, Cappagh Rd, Finglas, Dublin 11, Republic of Ireland, D11 EV29.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Intra-articular viscoelastic supplements are commonly administered by musculoskeletal radiologists for the treatment of symptomatic osteoarthritis (OA). This article provides an overview of the putative mechanism of action of the agents, a brief review of the evidence base underlying the practice, a commentary on some of the major society guidelines regarding the treatment, and a description of the adverse events that are associated with intra-articular hyaluronic acid administration.

Indexed as

OsteoarthritisOsteoarthritis, KneeHumansHyaluronic AcidInjections, Intra-ArticularTreatment OutcomeHyaluronic AcidHyaluronateHyaluronic acidIntra-articular joint injectionOsteoarthritisViscoelastic supplementsViscosupplementation

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