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Descriptor English: Viscosupplementation
Descriptor Spanish: Viscosuplementación
Descriptor viscosuplementación
Scope note: Procedimiento típicamente terapéutico que implica realizar INYECCIONES INTRAARTICULARES de ÁCIDO HIALURÓNICO y compuestos relacionados. El procedimiento se utiliza comúnmente en el tratamiento de la ARTROSIS con el objetivo terapéutico de restablecer la viscoelasticidad del LÍQUIDO SINOVIAL, disminuir el dolor, mejorar la movilidad y restablecer las funciones protectoras naturales del hialurónico de la articulación.
Descriptor Portuguese: Viscossuplementação
Descriptor French: Viscosupplémentation
Entry term(s): Viscosupplementations
Tree number(s): E02.319.267.530.380.500
E02.718.875
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D055676
Scope note: A therapeutic treatment typically involving INTRA-ARTICULAR INJECTIONS of HYALURONIC ACID and related compounds. The procedure is commonly used in the treatment of OSTEOARTHRITIS with the therapeutic goal to restore the viscoelasticity of SYNOVIAL FLUID, decrease pain, improve mobility and restore the natural protective functions of hyaluronan in the joint.
Allowable Qualifiers: AE adverse effects
CL classification
EC economics
ES ethics
HI history
IS instrumentation
MO mortality
MT methods
NU nursing
PX psychology
SN statistics & numerical data
ST standards
TD trends
VE veterinary
Previous Indexing: Hyaluronic Acid/therapeutic use (1989-2008)
Injections, Intra-Articular (1993-2008)
Public MeSH Note: 2009
History Note: 2009
Related: Viscosupplements MeSH
DeCS ID: 53229
Unique ID: D055676
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Date Established: 2009/01/01
Date of Entry: 2008/07/08
Viscosupplementation - Preferred
Concept UI M0519441
Scope note A therapeutic treatment typically involving INTRA-ARTICULAR INJECTIONS of HYALURONIC ACID and related compounds. The procedure is commonly used in the treatment of OSTEOARTHRITIS with the therapeutic goal to restore the viscoelasticity of SYNOVIAL FLUID, decrease pain, improve mobility and restore the natural protective functions of hyaluronan in the joint.
Preferred term Viscosupplementation
Entry term(s) Viscosupplementations



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