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The Impact of Bio-fermentation Derived Hyaluronic Acid on Pain Medication and Corticosteroid Use

Changes in Prescription Pain Medication and Intra-Articular Corticosteroid Utilization after Intra-Articular Bio-fermentation Derived Hyaluronic Acid Use in Patients Undergoing Multimodal Pain Management

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M Nicholls F Niazi W Nelson E Lau S Kurtz K Ong

Commercial and Medicare Supplemental claims data was queried and identified patients with 13,999 patients with knee osteoarthritis who had utilized bio-fermentation derived high molecular weight hyaluronic acid (Bio-HA) as a part of multimodal therapy (any combination of corticosteroid injection, opioids and non-opioid pain medications). The primary outcome of interest was multimodal therapy utilization before and after Bio-HA injections. The number of opioid prescriptions filled decreased significantly after Bio-HA injections. Of patients who continued to fill opioid prescriptions, the number of prescriptions per month decreased significantly. Similarly, the number of 'opioid days' supplied decreased after Bio-HA injections and the number of prescription pain medication-free days increased. Patients underwent intra-articular corticosteroid injections following Bio-HA injections.

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OrthoEvidence. The Impact of Bio-fermentation Derived Hyaluronic Acid on Pain Medication and Corticosteroid Use. ACE Report. 2021;10(14):4. Available from: https://myorthoevidence.com/AceReport/Report/

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