title: VISCOSUPPLEMENTATION IN ANKLE OSTEOARTHRITIS: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW.
abstract: To evaluate the efficacy of viscosupplementation in patients with osteoarthritis of the ankle. A systematic review to evaluate the evidence in the literature on the use of viscosupplementation for osteoarthritis of the ankle. For this review, we considered blind randomized prospective studies involving the use of viscosupplementation for osteoarthritis of the ankle. A total of 1,961 articles were identified in various databases. After examining each of the articles, five articles were included in this review. Treatment with intraarticular hyaluronic acid is a safe treatment modality that significantly improves functional scores of patients, with no evidence of superiority in relation to other conservative treatments. Further clinical trials with larger numbers of patients are needed so that we can recommend its use and address unanswered questions . Systematic Review of Randomized Clinical Trials.
authors.affiliation: . Hospital Universitário Edgard Santos, Salvador, BA, Brazil.
authors.forename: Thiago Batista
authors.initials: TB
authors.lastname: Faleiro
authors.affiliation: . Universidade Jorge Amado, Salvador, BA, Brazil.
authors.forename: Renata da Silva
authors.initials: Rda S
authors.lastname: Schulz
authors.affiliation: . Hospital Santa Izabel, Salvador, BA, Brazil.
authors.forename: Jorge Eduardo de Schoucair
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Jambeiro
authors.affiliation: . Hospital Santa Izabel, Salvador, BA, Brazil.
authors.forename: Antero
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tavares
authors.affiliation: . Hospital Santa Izabel, Salvador, BA, Brazil.
authors.forename: Fernando Moreira
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Delmonte
authors.affiliation: . Universidade Federal da Bahia, Faculdade de Medicina da Bahia, Salvador, BA, Brazil.
authors.forename: Gildásio de Cerqueira
authors.initials: Gde C
authors.lastname: Daltro
keywords: Hyaluronic acid.; Osteoarthritis; Viscosupplementation