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IA-HA injection as adjunct to microfracture surgery for osteochondral lesions of the talus

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August 2016

IA-HA injection as adjunct to microfracture surgery for osteochondral lesions of the talus

Vol: 5| Issue: 8| Number:2| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:2
Journal Level of Evidence:2

Clinical and MRI outcomes of HA injection following arthroscopic microfracture for osteochondral lesions of the talus

Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2016 Apr;24(4):1243-9

Contributing Authors:
XL Shang HY Tao SY Chen YX Li YH Hua

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Synopsis

35 patients with osteochondral lesions of the talus were randomized to receive either three intra-articular hyaluronic acid (IA-HA) injections as an adjunct to microfracture surgery, or microfracture surgery alone. The purpose of this study was to determine whether the addition of IA-HA would yield benefits when compared to microfracture surgery alone, with regards to clinical and magnetic resonan...

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