Mark Adickes MD
Tanzania
Research Article
Efficacy of Intra-Articular Hyaluronic Acid and Cortisone Compared to Cortisone alone for Symptomatic Hip Osteoarthritis
Author(s): Paul Crook, Jay Shah, Kory Lee, Gaurav Synghal, Rayce Yanney, Joshua Rollins, Brandon Couch, Matthew Nickell, Lowell Rollins, Alex Kreines DO and Mark Adickes MDPaul Crook, Jay Shah, Kory Lee, Gaurav Synghal, Rayce Yanney, Joshua Rollins, Brandon Couch, Matthew Nickell, Lowell Rollins, Alex Kreines DO and Mark Adickes MD
Background: Viscosupplementation through intraarticular injection of hyaluronic acid (HA) has shown beneficial effects in the treatment of hip osteoarthritis. Cortisone injections for have also been shown to alleviate symptoms in hip osteoarthritis. While studies in knee osteoarthritis have shown the safety and synergistic effect of a combination HA and cortisone injection, there have been no studies on the use of a combination HA and cortisone injection in the hip.
Hypothesis: The purpose of this study is to determine the efficacy of a combination of intra-articular HA and cortisone when compared to cortisone alone in the treatment of symptomatic hip osteoarthritis.
Study design: Case- control study
Methods: All hip injections for osteoarthritis carried out from January 2009 to December 2014 w.. View More»
