Source: Psychopathology  |  Posted 9 years ago

Intra-articular injection of hyaluronic acid may provide an effective, cost-saving alternative to corticosteroid treatment for osteoarthritis, say researchers.

The most common joint disease in the elderly, osteoarthritis often requires systemic or local therapies. Intra-articular corticosteroid injection is a therapeutic option used for rapid pain relief. Hyaluronic acid, a component of synovial fluid, has been previously studied for treatment of osteoarthritis of the knee, but with variable results in comparison to either corticosteroids or placebo.

F. Tascioglu and C.