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European Radiology
Published in: European Radiology 6/2018

01-06-2018 | Musculoskeletal

Effect of intra-articular injection of intermediate-weight hyaluronic acid on hip and knee cartilage: in-vivo evaluation using T2 mapping

Authors: Giulio Ferrero, Luca Maria Sconfienza, Francesco Fiz, Emanuele Fabbro, Angelo Corazza, Daniele Dettore, Davide Orlandi, Carlo Castellazzo, Stefano Tornago, Giovanni Serafini

Published in: European Radiology | Issue 6/2018

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Abstract

Objectives

We used T2 mapping to quantify the effect of intra-articular hyaluronic acid administration (IAHAA) on cartilage with correlation to clinical symptoms.

Methods

One hundred two patients with clinical and MRI diagnosis of hip or knee grade I-III chondropathy were prospectively included. All patients received a standard MRI examination of the affected hip/knee (one joint/patient) and T2-mapping multiecho sequence for cartilage evaluation. T2 values of all slices were averaged and used for analysis. One month after MR evaluation 72 patients (38 males; mean age 51±10 years) underwent IAHAA. As a control group, 30 subjects (15 males; 51 ± 9 years) were not treated. MR and WOMAC evaluation was performed at baseline and after 3, 9, and 15 months in all patients.

Results

T2 mapping in hyaluronic acid (HA) patients showed a significant increase in T2 relaxation times from baseline to the first time point after therapy in knees (40.7 ± 9.8 ms vs. 45.8 ± 8.6 ms) and hips (40.9 ± 9.7 ms; 45.9 ± 9.5 ms) (p < 0.001). At the 9- and 15-month evaluations, T2 relaxation dropped to values similar to the baseline ones (p < 0.001 vs. 3 month). The correlation between T2 increase and pain reduction after IAHAA was statistically significant (r = 0.54, p < 0.01) in patients with grade III chondropathy.

Conclusions

T2 mapping can be used to evaluate the effect over time of IAHAA in patients with hip and knee chondropathy.

Key points

• T2 relaxation times change over time after hyaluronic acid intra-articular administration
• T2 relaxation times of the medial femoral condyle correlate with WOMAC variation
• T2 relaxation times are different between Outerbridge I and II-III
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Metadata
Title
Effect of intra-articular injection of intermediate-weight hyaluronic acid on hip and knee cartilage: in-vivo evaluation using T2 mapping
Authors
Giulio Ferrero
Luca Maria Sconfienza
Francesco Fiz
Emanuele Fabbro
Angelo Corazza
Daniele Dettore
Davide Orlandi
Carlo Castellazzo
Stefano Tornago
Giovanni Serafini
Publication date
01-06-2018
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in
European Radiology / Issue 6/2018
Print ISSN: 0938-7994
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1084
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00330-017-5186-0

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