Tuyển tập các báo cáo nghiên cứu về y học được đăng trên tạp chí y học General Psychiatry cung cấp cho các bạn kiến thức về ngành y đề tài: Comparative, double-blind, controlled study of intra-articular hyaluronic acid (Hyalubrix®) injections versus local anesthetic in osteoarthritis of the hip. | Available online http content 11 6 R183 Research article Comparative double-blind controlled study of intra-articular hyaluronic acid Hyalubrix injections versus local anesthetic in osteoarthritis of the hip Alberto Migliore1 Umberto Massafra1 Emanuele Bizzi1 Francesca Vacca1 Severino Martin-Martin2 Mauro Granata3 Andrea Alimonti1 and Sandro Tormenta4 Open Access Operative Unit of Rheumatology San Pietro Fatebenefratelli Hospital via Cassia 600 00189 Rome Italy 2Department of Internal Medicine Regina Apostolorum Hospital via San Francesco 50 00041 Albano Laziale Rome Italy 3Operative Unit of Rheumatology San Filippo Neri Hospital via Giovanni Martinotti 20 00135 Rome Italy 4Department of Radiology San Pietro Fatebenefratelli Hospital via Cassia 600 00189 Rome Italy Corresponding author Alberto Migliore albertomigliore@ Received 22 Apr 2009 Revisions requested 30 Jun 2009 Revisions received 11 Sep 2009 Accepted 9 Dec 2009 Published 9 Dec 2009 Arthritis Research Therapy 2009 11 R183 doi 86 ar2875 This article is online at http content 11 6 R183 2009 Migliore et al. licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License http licenses by which permits unrestricted use distribution and reproduction in any medium provided the original work is properly cited. Abstract Introduction Comparison of intra-articular bacterial-derived hyaluronic acid Hyalubrix HA with local analgesia mepivacaine for osteoarthritis OA of the hip. Methods A pilot prospective double-blind 6-month randomized trial of 42 patients with hip OA. HA or mepivacaine was administered twice once a month under ultrasound guidance. Efficacy measurements included the Lequesne s algofunctional index a visual analog scale for pain concomitant use of analgesia patient and physician global measurement and safety. Results Patients in the HA group exhibited a
