Hip osteoarthritis: short-term efficacy and safety of viscosupplementation by hylan G-F 20. An open-label study in 22 patients

Joint Bone Spine. 2002 Jun;69(4):388-91. doi: 10.1016/s1297-319x(02)00416-5.

Abstract

We studied the short-term safety and efficacy of intraarticular hylan G-F 20 (Synvisc) in patients with symptomatic hip osteoarthritis.

Methods: In this open-label prospective study, patients who had hip osteoarthritis with a visual analog pain scale score greaterthan 40/100 and a Lequesne index greater than 6 received one or two intra-articular injections of hylan G-F 20 under fluoroscopic guidance. The patients were evaluated once a month. A response was defined as a 50% decrease in the Lequesne score after 1 month as compared to baseline.

Results: Thirty injections were performed in 22 patients with a mean age of 54 years. The response rate was 50% (11/22) after the first injection. Five of the 11 patients who failed to respond to the first injection received a second injection on day 30; two had a response, yielding a cumulative response rate of 13/22. In the six patients followed up for more than 6 months, the improvement was sustained. Short-term safety was satisfactory, with a self-limited exacerbation of pain during the first few days in three patients but no infections or other side effects.

Publication types

  • Clinical Trial

MeSH terms

  • Female
  • Hip Joint*
  • Humans
  • Hyaluronic Acid / administration & dosage
  • Hyaluronic Acid / adverse effects
  • Hyaluronic Acid / analogs & derivatives
  • Hyaluronic Acid / therapeutic use*
  • Injections, Intra-Articular
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Osteoarthritis / drug therapy*
  • Osteoarthritis / physiopathology
  • Pain Measurement
  • Prospective Studies
  • Safety
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • hylan
  • Hyaluronic Acid