Open Access<p>Periarticular hypertonic dextrose vs intraarticular hyaluronic acid injections: a comparison of two minimally invasive techniques in the treatment of symptomatic knee osteoarthritis</p>
Author(s) -
Behnam Hosseini,
Mohammad Taheri,
Reza Pourroustaei Ardekani,
Siamak Moradi,
Morteza Kazempour Mofrad
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
open access rheumatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1179-156X
DOI - 10.2147/oarrr.s215576
Subject(s) - prolotherapy , medicine , hyaluronic acid , osteoarthritis , visual analogue scale , tonicity , surgery , anesthesia , viscosupplementation , intra articular , pathology , alternative medicine , anatomy
Knee osteoarthritis (KOA) is the most prevailing form of joint disease. Despite the importance of minimally invasive therapeutic methods of KOA, there is a lack of evidence to compare intraarticular hyaluronic acid injection vs traditional dextrose prolotherapy.