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ReviewJournal of personalized medicine2023

Clinical and Biochemical Implications of Hyaluronic Acid in Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation: A Comprehensive Review.

Giorgia Natalia Iaconisi, Nunzia Gallo, Laura Caforio, Vincenzo Ricci, Giuseppe Fiermonte, Simone Della Tommasa, Andrea Bernetti, Vincenza Dolce, Giacomo Farì, Loredana Capobianco

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Review in Journal of personalized medicine, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
12citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
4.5field-weighted citation impact, top 5% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 18 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Intra-articular hyaluronic acid injections for hip osteoarthritis: a level I systematic review.European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Giorgia Natalia IaconisiDepartment of Biological and Environmental Science and Technologies (Di.S.Te.B.A.), University of Salento, 73100 Lecce, Italy.ORCID 0009-0006-1946-996X
Nunzia GalloDepartment of Engineering for Innovation, University of Salento, 73100 Lecce, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-1810-7917
Laura CaforioDepartment of Basic Medical Sciences, Neurosciences and Sense Organs, Aldo Moro University, 70121 Bari, Italy.
Vincenzo RicciPhysical and Rehabilitation Medicine Unit, Luigi Sacco University Hospital, ASST Fatebenefratelli-Sacco, 20157 Milan, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-2576-2039
Giuseppe FiermonteDepartment of Biosciences, Biotechnologies and Biopharmaceutics, University of Bari, 70125 Bari, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-6764-9395
Simone Della TommasaDepartment for Horses, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Leipzig University, 04109 Leipzig, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-6438-7692
Andrea BernettiDepartment of Biological and Environmental Science and Technologies (Di.S.Te.B.A.), University of Salento, 73100 Lecce, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-0204-9831
Vincenza DolceDepartment of Pharmacy, Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Calabria, 87036 Arcavacata di Rende, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-2966-4866
Giacomo FarìDepartment of Translational Biomedicine and Neuroscience (DiBraiN), Aldo Moro University, 70121 Bari, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-9953-5635
Loredana CapobiancoDepartment of Biological and Environmental Science and Technologies (Di.S.Te.B.A.), University of Salento, 73100 Lecce, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-9058-7743
University of Salento · ITUniversity of Bari Aldo Moro · ITASST Fatebenefratelli Sacco · ITLeipzig University · DEUniversity of Calabria · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hyaluronic acid (HA) naturally occurs as a biopolymer in the human body, primarily in connective tissues like joints and skin. Functioning as a vital element of synovial fluid, it lubricates joints, facilitating fluid movement and diminishing bone friction to protect articular well-being. Its distinctive attributes encompass notable viscosity and water retention capacities, ensuring flexibility and absorbing shock during motion. Furthermore, HA has gained significant attention for its potential benefits in various medical applications, including rehabilitation. Ongoing research explores its properties and functions, especially its biomedical applications in several clinical trials, with a focus on its role in improving rehabilitation outcomes. But the clinical and biochemical implications of HA in musculoskeletal rehabilitation have yet to be fully explored. This review thoroughly investigates the properties and functions of HA while highlighting its biomedical applications in different clinical trials, with a special emphasis on its role in rehabilitation. The presented findings provide evidence that HA, as a natural substance, enhances the outcomes of musculoskeletal rehabilitation through its exceptional mechanical and biochemical effects.

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active biomoleculebiomaterialHA injectionhyaluronic acidphysical therapyrehabilitation

Identifiers

PMID38138874
PMCPMC10744407
OpenAlexW4389056520

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