Arthrosamid
Knee osteoarthritis (OA) is a long-term condition where the shock-absorbing cartilage is worn away causing bones to rub together and the joint to become stiff, swollen and painful. The knee joint worsens over time resulting in synovial pain and disability. Arthrosamid is the long-lasting, proven pain relief for knee osteoarthritis — without surgery.
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Introducing Arthrosamid®
Arthrosamid® is a permanent injectable hydrogel that delivers long-lasting, proven pain relief without surgery – redefining treatment for knee OA.
The first and only approved injectable treatment that permanently combines with the knee’s synovial tissue, Arthrosamid® decreases joint stiffness, diminishes pain, improves the function of the knee, and enhances your quality of life.
Arthrosamid® is administered via a simple, one-step procedure performed under local anaesthesia by a qualified physician familiar with joint injections12 — ensuring you’re in and out of the clinic the same day.
Supported by more than two decades of research, Arthrosamid® is suitable, safe and effective for most patients with knee OA — and is proven to maintain a significant, long-lasting1, reduction in knee OA pain even five years post-treatment.
How is Arthrosamid® administered?
Before treatment with Arthrosamid®, you will have a local anaesthetic to numb the area around your knee. You should also be given antibiotics ahead of this to protect you from any potential risk of infection.
Your knee is cleaned prior to treatment. Arthrosamid® is then singularly injected into your knee’s synovial cavity. This is sometimes performed with the help of ultrasound. The needle is then removed and a plaster is placed over the injection site.
Arthrosamid® disperses within the synovial fluid and begins to stick and mesh with the tissue lining of the knee joint (synovial tissue).
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As Arthrosamid ® becomes integrated within the tissue lining of the knee joint, it begins to soften and increase the elasticity of this tissue leading to clinically proven decreased joint stiffness and pain, and improved knee function.
Within approximately 6-12 weeks, the Arthrosamid® implant is fully integrated within the tissue lining of the knee joint.
It’s this unique characteristic that provides a significant reduction in your OA pain over a longer period1,15 — with one single treatment.
No therapies have been able to satisfactorily halt or delay OA progression or provide effective, long-lasting symptomatic relief for patients with knee OA. So, until now, treatments have tended to focus on pain relief and the management of symptoms through:
• Weight loss,
• Exercise and physiotherapy,
• Walking aids,
• Footwear and insoles,
• Knee braces,
• Oral pain relief medication,
• Viscosupplement Hyaluronic Acid (HA) injections, and — when these therapies fail —
• Joint replacement/ knee surgery.
Treatment with Arthrosamid® remains safe and effective for its intended use five years after injection.
Unlike with HA injectables — where there is very little evidence to show that the effect is still noticeable at six months19 — Arthrosamid® provides a significant reduction in your knee OA pain over a longer period with one single treatment.
Treatment with Arthrosamid® is a simple, one-step out-patient procedure — which doesn’t involve the disruptive recovery period usually associated with surgery.
Clinical trials report there were no serious side effects following treatment with Arthrosamid®. The most commonly reported side effects were joint pain and a sensation of joint swelling, which were mostly mild in severity and lasting days to weeks.
The overall safety profile of the injectable hydrogel has been established over the last 20 years with its use for various indications in the body.
It is important to bear in mind that there is no cure for osteoarthritis but successful treatment with Arthrosamid® may reduce or relieve your knee pain. You should also bear in mind that your knee osteoarthritis may not improve and, in some cases, may get worse.
