Question re...Cartilage injection

[Guest guest]

Hello,

I have been told that I need knee replacement (not much cartilage and

space between the bones) but I feel like I should wait as long as

possible for several reasons.

Anyway my question is does anyone (or does this even exist) know or

have had injections of synthetic cartilage to cushion the bones???

I'm hoping that could be an alternative.

Thanks

Cecilia

[Guest guest]

Cecilia,

I saw a show on Discovery Health Channel a few weeks ago that talked

about arthritis. (I wish I could remember what it was called) They

mentioned a treatment for knees where they injected a synthetic

substance into the knee. Unfortunately, this was only a temp. solution

(about 6 months and then it needed to be repeated). Sorry I couldn't be

of more help.

Deb

[Guest guest]

Welcome, Cecilia!

Sorry that your knee is in need of a replacement. It must be very

painful.

Do you have RA? OA?

Hyalgan (sodium hyaluronate), Supartz (sodium hyaluronate), and Synvisc

(hylan G-F 20) injections are approved by the FDA for treatment of OA.

These links give good descriptions of viscosupplementation (the

injection of hyaluronan (hyaluronic acid) or its derivatives into the

joint):

http://www.hopkinsafter50.com/html/wp/2000/wp0900Feature.html

http://www.pharmacy.wisc.edu/courses/718-430/2001presentation/Mollner.pdf

http://arthritis.about.com/cs/synvisc/

Here is an article on a synthetic cartilage implant product,

SaluCartilage, recently approved for use in Europe (but not in the US

yet):

http://biz./prnews/020419/atf020_1.html

This CME from Medscape has a ton of information on OA of the

knee - viscosupplementation and more! Registering at Medscape is well

worth it.

www.medscape.com/viewprogram/264

I hope you can find a solution to get you more comfortable soon.

[ ] Question re...Cartilage injection

> Hello,

>

> I have been told that I need knee replacement (not much cartilage and

> space between the bones) but I feel like I should wait as long as

> possible for several reasons.

>

> Anyway my question is does anyone (or does this even exist) know or

> have had injections of synthetic cartilage to cushion the bones???

> I'm hoping that could be an alternative.

>

> Thanks

> Cecilia

[Guest guest]

Hello,

Thank you for this information.

Yes I have RA...which was diagnosed about 5 years ago but I probably

had it longer than that.

Good health,

Cecilia

> Welcome, Cecilia!

>

> Sorry that your knee is in need of a replacement. It must be very

> painful.

>

> Do you have RA? OA?

>

> Hyalgan (sodium hyaluronate), Supartz (sodium hyaluronate), and

Synvisc (hylan G-F 20) injections are approved by the FDA for

treatment of OA.

> These links give good descriptions of viscosupplementation (the

> injection of hyaluronan (hyaluronic acid) or its derivatives into

the joint):

>