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Rheumatology 2001; 40: 1425-1426
© 2001 British Society for Rheumatology

Letters to the Editor

Systemic reaction to viscosupplementation for knee osteoarthritis

J. D. Rees and J. A. Wojtulewski

Department of Rheumatology, Eastbourne District General Hospital, Kings Drive, Eastbourne, East Sussex BN21 2UD, UK

SIR, Viscosupplementation is an increasingly popular form of treatment for knee osteoarthritis. Intra-articular injections of synthetic hyaluronan are given to restore the natural mechanical properties of synovial fluid and are promoted as safe alternatives to conventional therapy [1]. Four preparations of hyaluronan are available: Hyalgan, Orthovisc, Supatrz and Synvisc. We report a case of systemic reaction to knee injections of . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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