Abstract | PURPOSE: METHODS: In this open prospective trial, twenty patients suffering from mild femoroacetabular impingement were enrolled. Each patient received a 2-ml intra-articular ultrasound-guided injection of hyaluronic acid at baseline and after 40 days; the same dosing schedule was repeated after 6 months. The clinical evaluation was performed at baseline and after 6 and 12 months of follow-up. Pain score, Lequesne Index, Harris Hip Score and anti-inflammatory medication consumption were measured. Adverse events were also registered. RESULTS: Twenty-three hips (3 bilateral cases) were treated. Pain decreased from 6.7 ± 1.3 to 3.7 ± 1.8 and to 1.7 ± 1.8 after 6 and 12 months, respectively; Lequesne Index was reduced and the mean Harris Hip Score improved from 83.3 ± 6 before treatment to 88.2 ± 4.7 at 12 months. Consumption of anti-inflammatory drugs was also reduced, from 14 to 4 subjects and from 3.6 ± 2.2 to 1.3 ± 1.3 tablets/week. Local side effects after injection were observed only in 2 cases. CONCLUSIONS:
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Authors | Michele Abate, Tommaso Scuccimarra, Daniele Vanni, Andrea Pantalone, Vincenzo Salini |
Journal | Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA
(Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc)
Vol. 22
Issue 4
Pg. 889-92
(Apr 2014)
ISSN: 1433-7347 [Electronic] Germany |
PMID | 23812440
(Publication Type: Clinical Trial, Journal Article)
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Chemical References |
- Viscosupplements
- Hyaluronic Acid
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Topics |
- Adult
- Arthralgia
(drug therapy)
- Female
- Femoracetabular Impingement
(diagnostic imaging, drug therapy)
- Hip Joint
- Humans
- Hyaluronic Acid
(administration & dosage)
- Injections, Intra-Articular
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Pain Measurement
- Prospective Studies
- Recovery of Function
- Treatment Outcome
- Ultrasonography, Interventional
- Viscosupplements
(administration & dosage)
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