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ReviewBiomedicines2023

Intra-Articular Hyaluronic Acid in Osteoarthritis and Tendinopathies: Molecular and Clinical Approaches.

Fabio Ramos Costa, Mariana Ramos Costa Marques, Vinicius Calumby Costa, Gabriel Silva Santos, Rubens Andrade Martins, Marcia da Silva Santos, Maria Helena Andrade Santana, Arulkumar Nallakumarasamy, Madhan Jeyaraman, João Vitor Bizinotto Lana and 1 more

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Review in Biomedicines, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 23 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
23citing papers in PubMed, 4 pooled it
12.7field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

23 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 40 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Intra-articular hyaluronic acid injections for hip osteoarthritis: a level I systematic review.European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 6 institutions in 2 countries.

Fabio Ramos CostaDepartment of Orthopaedics, FC Sports Traumatology Clinic, Salvador 40296-210, Brazil.
Mariana Ramos Costa MarquesDepartment of Orthopaedics, FC Sports Traumatology Clinic, Salvador 40296-210, Brazil.
Vinicius Calumby CostaDepartment of Orthopaedics, FC Sports Traumatology Clinic, Salvador 40296-210, Brazil.
Gabriel Silva SantosDepartment of Orthopaedics, Brazilian Institute of Regenerative Medicine, Indaiatuba 13334-170, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-0549-6821
Rubens Andrade MartinsMedical School, Tiradentes University Center, Maceió 57038-800, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-2513-9864
Marcia da Silva SantosDepartment of Nutritional Sciences, Metropolitan Union of Education and Culture, Salvador 42700-000, Brazil.
Maria Helena Andrade SantanaSchool of Chemical Engineering, The University of Campinas, Campinas 13083-852, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-2258-4911
Arulkumar NallakumarasamyDepartment of Orthopaedics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar 751019, Odisha, India.ORCID 0000-0002-2445-2883
Madhan JeyaramanDepartment of Orthopaedics, ACS Medical College and Hospital, Dr MGR Educational and Research Institute, Chennai 600056, Tamil Nadu, India.ORCID 0000-0002-9045-9493
João Vitor Bizinotto LanaMedical School, Max Planck University Center, Indaiatuba 13343-060, Brazil.
José Fábio Santos Duarte LanaDepartment of Orthopaedics, Brazilian Institute of Regenerative Medicine, Indaiatuba 13334-170, Brazil.
National Institute of Science and Technology in Regenerative Medicine · BRHospital São Rafael · BRAll India Institute of Medical Sciences Bhubaneswar · INDr. M.G.R. Educational and Research Institute · INUniversidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP) · BRUniversidade Tiradentes · BR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Musculoskeletal diseases continue to rise on a global scale, causing significant socioeconomic impact and decreased quality of life. The most common disorders affecting musculoskeletal structures are osteoarthritis and tendinopathies, complicated orthopedic conditions responsible for major pain and debilitation. Intra-articular hyaluronic acid (HA) has been a safe, effective, and minimally invasive therapeutic tool for treating these diseases. Several studies from bedside to clinical practice reveal the multiple benefits of HA such as lubrication, anti-inflammation, and stimulation of cellular activity associated with proliferation, differentiation, migration, and secretion of additional molecules. Collectively, these effects have demonstrated positive outcomes that assist in the regeneration of chondral and tendinous tissues which are otherwise destroyed by the predominant catabolic and inflammatory conditions seen in tissue injury. The literature describes the physicochemical, mechanical, and biological properties of HA, their commercial product types, and clinical applications individually, while their interfaces are seldom reported. Our review addresses the frontiers of basic sciences, products, and clinical approaches. It provides physicians with a better understanding of the boundaries between the processes that lead to diseases, the molecular mechanisms that contribute to tissue repair, and the benefits of the HA types for a conscientious choice. In addition, it points out the current needs for the treatments.

Indexed as

hyaluronic acidinflammationorthobiologicsorthopedicsregenerative medicineviscosupplementation

Identifiers

PMID37189679
PMCPMC10135595
OpenAlexW4362464960

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