"Viscosupplementation" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A therapeutic treatment typically involving INTRA-ARTICULAR INJECTIONS of HYALURONIC ACID and related compounds. The procedure is commonly used in the treatment of OSTEOARTHRITIS with the therapeutic goal to restore the viscoelasticity of SYNOVIAL FLUID, decrease pain, improve mobility and restore the natural protective functions of hyaluronan in the joint.
| Descriptor ID |
D055676
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.319.267.530.380.500 E02.718.875
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| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Viscosupplementation" by people in Profiles.
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Platelet-rich plasma for the treatment of knee osteoarthritis: an expert opinion and proposal for a novel classification and coding system. Expert Opin Biol Ther. 2020 12; 20(12):1447-1460.
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Injections for Knee Osteoarthritis: Corticosteroids, Viscosupplementation, Platelet-Rich Plasma, and Autologous Stem Cells. Arthroscopy. 2018 05; 34(5):1730-1743.
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Is Local Viscosupplementation Injection Clinically Superior to Other Therapies in the Treatment of?Osteoarthritis of the Knee: A Systematic Review of?Overlapping Meta-analyses. Arthroscopy. 2015 Oct; 31(10):2036-45.e14.
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AAOS Osteoarthritis Guideline: transparency and credibility. Arthroscopy. 2014 Jun; 30(6):656-8.
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An epidemiologic analysis of clinical practice guidelines for non-arthroplasty treatment of osteoarthritis of the knee. Arthroscopy. 2014 Jan; 30(1):65-71.