CORTICOSTEROID COMPARED WITH HYALURONIC ACID INJECTIONS FOR THE TREATMENT OF OSTEOARTHRITIS OF THE KNEE

Abstract

No differences were detected between patients treated with intra-articular injections of Hylan G-F 20 and those treated with the corticosteroid with respect to pain relief or function at six months of follow-up. Women demonstrated significantly less response to treatment than men did for both treatments on all three outcome scales. Such significant gender-related differences warrant further investigation.