Potential Impact of Biologically Derived Hyaluronic Acid on Quality of Life in Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis in the United States
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- 作者：Jeffrey Rosen ; Parag Sancheti ; Anke Fierlinger ; Faizan Niazi…
- 关键词：Economic ; Euflexxa ; Hyaluronic acid ; Knee ; Orthopaedics ; Osteoarthritis
- 刊名：Advances in Therapy
- 出版年：2017
- 出版时间：January 2017
- 年：2017
- 卷：33
- 期：12
- 页码：2200-2210
- 全文大小：572KB
- 刊物主题：Internal Medicine; Oncology; Cardiology; Rheumatology; Endocrinology; Pharmacology/Toxicology;
- 出版者：Springer Healthcare
- ISSN：1865-8652
- 卷排序：33
文摘
IntroductionKnee osteoarthritis is one of the leading causes of disability in the world. Intra-articular hyaluronic acid (IA-HA) is a treatment modality that provides a minimally invasive treatment option for the management of osteoarthritis-related symptoms. This study examined the current and potential economic impact of using a biologically derived, high molecular weight hyaluronic acid preparation (Euflexxa) on the US population for the management of knee osteoarthritis.