Viscosupplementation
"Viscosupplementation" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A therapeutic treatment typically involving INTRA-ARTICULAR INJECTIONS of HYALURONIC ACID and related compounds. The procedure is commonly used in the treatment of OSTEOARTHRITIS with the therapeutic goal to restore the viscoelasticity of SYNOVIAL FLUID, decrease pain, improve mobility and restore the natural protective functions of hyaluronan in the joint.
| Descriptor ID |
D055676
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.319.267.530.380.500 E02.718.875
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| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Viscosupplementation" by people in Profiles over the past ten years.
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Shah RP, Stambough JB, Fenty M, Mauck RL, Kelly JD, Reddy R, Tjoumakaris FP. T1rho Magnetic Resonance Imaging at 3T Detects Knee Cartilage Changes After Viscosupplementation. Orthopedics. 2015 Jul 01; 38(7):e604-10.