Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 88, Issue 2 , Pages 135-141 , February 2007

Efficacy and Safety of Hyaluronan Treatment in Combination Therapy With Home Exercise for Knee Osteoarthritis Pain

  • Todd P. Stitik, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to Todd P. Stitik, MD, Dept of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey, 90 Bergen St, Ste 3100 DOC Bldg, Newark, NJ 07103
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  • Marcia F. Blacksin, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ.
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  • Doreen M. Stiskal, PT, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ
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  • Jong H. Kim, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ
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  • Patrick M. Foye, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ
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  • Lisa Schoenherr, BA, CCRC

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ
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  • Eun-Seok Choi, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ
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  • Boqing Chen, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ
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  • Howard J. Saunders, MA, CET

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ
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  • Scott F. Nadler, DO

      Affiliations

    • Deceased.

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 Supported by an investigator-initiated grant from Sanofi-Aventis Inc.No commercial party having a direct financial interest in the results of the research supporting this article has or will confer a benefit upon the author(s) or upon any organization with which the author(s) is/are associated.

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doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2006.11.006

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 88, Issue 2 , Pages 135-141 , February 2007

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