Intraarticularhyaluronic acidinjections are one of the treatment options forknee osteoarthritis.
What do we know about the effectiveness of hyaluronic acid for the hip?
Have hyaluronic acid injections been studied for other joints or is it primarily used to treat knee osteoarthritis?
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Researchers have studied the effectiveness of hyaluronic acid injections for the hip and the results were inconclusive.
others includeEuflexxa,Orthovisc, Hyalgan, andSupartz.
Rapid clearance of hyaluronic acid is just one theory of why multiple injections may produce a better result.
Studies that looked at the effectiveness of hyaluronic acid for hip osteoarthritis have been small and scarce.
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