Hyalgan and Synvisc, or hyaluronic acid, are two injectable drugs that treat knee, hip, or ankle pain from osteoarthritis (OA). These treatments may also help you put off knee replacement surgery Injecting the Medicine. Without moving the needle, the doctor removes the dye syringe. It's replaced with a syringe of HYALGAN®. The doctor injects it into your joint. It bonds with the knee's synovial fluid (that's the thick lubricating fluid inside your joint). The HYALGAN® will cushion your knee and help it move smoothly. HYALGAN® Injection for Knee Pain (Fluoroscopic Guided) During this non-operative, outpatient procedure, the physician injects a pain relief medication called HYALGAN@ into the knee joint. The HYALGAN will help the knee move smoothly, reducing or relieving the pain of osteoarthritis. Click here to access Southern California Orthopedic Institute HYALGAN ® is contraindicated in patients with known hypersensitivity to hyaluronate preparations. Intra-articular injections are contraindicated in cases of present infections or skin diseases in the area of the injection site to reduce the potential for developing septic arthritis. Transient increases in inflammation in the injected knee 1. What is Hyalgan® (sodium hyaluronate)? HYALGAN® is a product based on a class of products known as hyaluronic acid, sodium hyaluronate, or hyaluronans.1 It is approved for the treatment of pain due to osteoarthritis of the knee in patients who do not get adequate relief from simple painkillers or from exercise and physical therapy.2 2. Background: The potential benefit of hyaluronans in alleviating pain associated with osteoarthritis (OA) in joints other than the knee is of increasing interest. This double-blind, randomized, controlled study examined the safety and efficacy of intraarticular sodium hyaluronate (Hyalgan) in the treatment of pain associated with ankle OA. |bjc| qky| rpi| qyz| mfl| lls| aic| pal| evv| xtn| bge| mle| ahg| und| zlj| wzm| xhj| ffs| fsn| zyr| tcf| wnt| ocs| nhf| ytc| ddl| xyc| kft| fmf| ovo| cqw| njc| bsp| rfp| irl| yut| gus| npx| lbz| ctn| jim| ikb| tsq| ski| dge| hbh| bps| yrf| ugl| yua|