Osama Eid Ahmed Ahmed <br/><br/>
Comparison betwen low and high molecular weight hyaluronan in the treatment of osteoarthrosis knee joint /  
 دراسة مقارنة بين تأثير الهيالورونان ذو الوزن الجزيئى المنخفض والعالى فى حالات خشونة الركبة 
Osama Eid Ahmed Ahmed ; Supervised Eman Mahmoud Elserougy , Mohamed Reda Awad , Dalia Mohamed Elzorkany 
 - Cairo :   Osama Eid Ahmed Ahmed ,   2010 
 - 124P. :   facsimiles ;   25cm 
<br/><br/>Thesis (M.Sc.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Rheumatology and Rehabilitation 
<br/><br/> Intra - articular treatment with HA and hylans has recently become more widely accepted in the armamentarium of therapies for OA pain Intra - articular HA treatment for osteoarthritis of the knee was approved by the US food and drug administration in 1997 . This study is the 1st study in Egypt that analyze the comparison betwen intra - articular injection of LMW and HMW hyaluronan in the treatment of osteoarthritis knee which was assessed using WOMAC index and visual analogue scale  
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Index Terms: </label>Hyaluronan  Knee joint  Osteoarthrosis