Effect of intra-articular injection of intermediate-weight hyaluronic acid on hip and knee cartilage: in-vivo evaluation using T2 mapping.

Giulio FerreroLuca Maria SconfienzaFrancesco FizEmanuele FabbroAngelo CorazzaDaniele DettoreDavide OrlandiCarlo CastellazzoStefano TornagoGiovanni Serafini

Published in: European radiology (2018)

• T2 relaxation times change over time after hyaluronic acid intra-articular administration • T2 relaxation times of the medial femoral condyle correlate with WOMAC variation • T2 relaxation times are different between Outerbridge I and II-III.

Keyphrases

hyaluronic acid
single molecule
high resolution
body mass index
physical activity
weight loss
ultrasound guided