Is Hyaluronic Acid Injected Into Arthritic Hips?
Is Hyaluronic Acid Injected Into Arthritic Hips?Intraarticular hyaluronic acid injections are one of the treatment options for knee osteoarthritis. What about the effectiveness of hyaluronic acid for the hip? Have hyaluronic acid injections been studied for other joints or is it primarily used to treat knee osteoarthritis? Answer: Hyaluronic Acid Injections Are FDA-Approved for Knee Osteoarthritis Hyaluronic acid injections have been FDA approved for many years as a treatment for knee osteoarthritis. But hyaluronic acid has not been approved for hips or other joints. Researchers have studied the effectiveness of hyaluronic acid injections for the hip and the results were unimpressive. There are several brands of injectable hyaluronic acid, with Synvisc being the one that was first approved.
