Subjective results of joint lavage and viscosupplementation in XXXX .

@entity1 @entity625 @entity158 @entity2720 @entity85 @entity2713
OBJECTIVE: To assess whether joint lavage, viscosupplementation and @entity2713 improve joint @entity158 , function and quality of life in @entity1 with severe @entity2720 . METHODS: Fourteen @entity1 with knee and/or ankle @entity625 with and without involvement of other joints underwent joint lavage and subsequent injection of hylan G-F20 and @entity2713 in all affected joints. The @entity1 answered algo-functional questionnaires (Lequesne and WOMAC), visual analog scale for @entity158 (VAS) and SF-36 preoperatively, and at one, three, six and twelve months postoperatively. RESULTS: Sixteen knees, 15 ankles, 8 elbows and one shoulder were treated in 14 @entity1 . Six @entity1 had @entity85 [ankle (1), leg muscle (2) and knees (4)] at 3 months affecting the results. @entity158 did not improve significantly. Function improved (WOMAC p=0.02 and Lequesne p=0.01). The physical component of SF-36 improved at all time points except at 3 months, with best results at one-year follow-up (baseline = 33.4; 1 month = 39.6; 3 months= 37.6; 6 months 39.6 and 1 year = 44.6; p < 0.001). CONCLUSION: Joint lavage followed by injection of @entity2713 and hylan G-F20 improves function and quality of life progressively up to a year, even in severe @entity2720 . Level of Evidence IV, Case Series.
