Viscosupplementation for knee osteoarthritis.
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Zychowicz, ME
Published in: Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners
March 2014
To provide an overview of the diagnosis and pathophysiology of osteoarthritis (OA), and to describe appropriate treatments for knee OA, with a focus on the efficacy and safety of viscosupplementation. Because nurse practitioners (NPs) can inject viscosupplements, a section on injection technique is included.Manuscripts were identified using PubMed and EMBASE with a review of the reference lists from retrieved articles.Viscosupplements are safe and effective at improving function and alleviating knee pain from OA for up to 26 weeks.As the number of patients with OA is increasing, NPs need to be prepared to prescribe various treatment options to alleviate osteoarthritic knee pain, including viscosupplementation.
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Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners
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2327-6924
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2327-6886
Publication Date
March 2014
Volume
26
Issue
3
Start / End Page
163 / 175
Related Subject Headings
- Viscosupplementation
- Pain
- Osteoarthritis, Knee
- Humans
- 4205 Nursing
- 1110 Nursing
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Zychowicz, M. E. (2014). Viscosupplementation for knee osteoarthritis. Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners, 26(3), 163–175. https://doi.org/10.1002/2327-6924.12103
Zychowicz, Michael E. “Viscosupplementation for knee osteoarthritis.” Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners 26, no. 3 (March 2014): 163–75. https://doi.org/10.1002/2327-6924.12103.
Zychowicz ME. Viscosupplementation for knee osteoarthritis. Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners. 2014 Mar;26(3):163–75.
Zychowicz, Michael E. “Viscosupplementation for knee osteoarthritis.” Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners, vol. 26, no. 3, Mar. 2014, pp. 163–75. Epmc, doi:10.1002/2327-6924.12103.
Zychowicz ME. Viscosupplementation for knee osteoarthritis. Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners. 2014 Mar;26(3):163–175.
Published In
Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners
DOI
EISSN
2327-6924
ISSN
2327-6886
Publication Date
March 2014
Volume
26
Issue
3
Start / End Page
163 / 175
Related Subject Headings
- Viscosupplementation
- Pain
- Osteoarthritis, Knee
- Humans
- 4205 Nursing
- 1110 Nursing