Investigation of the efficacy of intra-knee hyaluronic acid injection on pain, quality of life and physical performance in patients with stage II, II and III knee osteoarthritis

This study was conducted to determine the effects of intra-knee injection of hyaluronic acid on pain, quality of life and physical performance in the treatment of knee osteoarthritis (OA). Sixty people over the age of 45 who applied with pain and limitation of movement and were grades 1,2 and 3 according to Kellgren-Lawrence radiological staging were included in the study. The pre- and post-treatment results of the patients were evaluated with the visual analog scale (VAS) of pain intensity, and the quality of life and physical performance evaluations with the SF-36.