Efficacy and safety of avocado-soybean unsaponifiables for the treatment of hip and knee osteoarthritis: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized placebo-controlled trials.

Mario Simental-MendíaAdriana Sánchez-GarcíaCarlos A Acosta-OlivoFélix Vilchez-CavazosJorge Osuna-GarateVíctor M Peña-MartínezLuis E Simental-Mendía

Published in: International journal of rheumatic diseases (2019)

Results of this meta-analysis suggest a beneficial effect of ASU treatment in symptomatic knee OA but not in hip OA. Additionally, adverse events were similar in patients receiving ASU therapy or placebo.

Keyphrases

knee osteoarthritis
placebo controlled
double blind
systematic review
phase iii
total knee arthroplasty
phase ii
squamous cell carcinoma
randomized controlled trial
mesenchymal stem cells
meta analyses