Comparison of the chondroprotective effect of a novel hydrogel compound and traditional hyaluronate on rat cartilage in a papain-induced osteoarthritis model

Purpose: The aim of this experimental study is to evaluate the efficacy of a novel intraarticular drug in a papain induced osteoarthritis (OA) rat model and compare with the traditional hyaluronat (HA) visco supplementation. Methods: An early stage OA model was induced by the intra-articular injecti...

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Main Authors: Erhan Şükür, Canan Talu, Yunus Emre Akman, Esra Çirci, Yusuf Öztürkmen, Tolga Tüzüner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AVES Yayincilik 2016-08-01
Series:Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1017995X16300219