title: Results evaluation of the use of intra-articular sodium hyaluronate in the post-operative knee arthroscopy.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  to evaluate the efficacy of hyaluronic acid in the post-operative of knee arthroscopy.
  
  
  METHODS
  we have evaluated 49 patients undergoing arthroscopic procedure with the use of intra-articular hyaluronic acid (Group 1) and 49 patients undergoing arthroscopic procedure without the use of hyaluronic acid (Group 2). Patients were evaluated based on the Visual Analogue Scale, household analgesia, assessment of the Range of Motion with a goniometer, and the Lysholm questionnaire.
  
  
  RESULTS
  there were no substantial adverse effects on either group.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  the use of hyaluronic acid in the post-operative of knee arthroscopy is justified due/because it leads to a decrease in pain in the early stage, enabling faster recovery of the patient.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Ortopedia, Hospital Ifor, São Bernardo do Campo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Ayrton
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: de Paula Pereira Junior
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Ortopedia, Hospital Ifor, São Bernardo do Campo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Ricardo Pozzi
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Fasolin
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Ortopedia, Hospital Ifor, São Bernardo do Campo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Felipe Ayusso Correa
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Sossa
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Ortopedia e Traumatologia, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Ozorio
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: de Almeida Lira Neto
authors.affiliation: Disciplina de Ortopedia, Faculdade de Medicina do ABC, Santo André, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Marcelo Schmidt
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Navarro
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Ortopedia, Hospital Ifor, São Bernardo do Campo, SP, Brazil ; Departamento de Ortopedia e Traumatologia, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Milani
keywords: Arthroscopy; Hyaluronic acid; Knee; Viscosuplementation