Consistent with evidence from trials in osteoarthritis of the knee, the results of a randomized controlled trial demonstrate that, for symptomatic hip osteoarthritis, a single intra-articular injection of hyaluronic acid is no better than placebo at alleviating pain.
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Hunter, D. Hyaluronic acid is not effective in symptomatic hip OA. Nat Rev Rheumatol 5, 359–360 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrrheum.2009.119
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