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Biotech / Medical : Biomatrix (BXM) Looking Great
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To: John McCarthy who wrote (282)12/13/1997 4:24:00 PM
From: John McCarthy  Read Replies (1) of 569
 
Comments from an MD ... same news site:

Hi
this is hualuronic acid which is the primary component of joint fluid and a major component of all connective tissue in varing ampunts
two products are presently available Hyalgan and Synvisc
there are differences in the products but which works best is not really known and probably varies widely form preson to person

so far in my early limited experience it has been pretty suscessful in
"inproving" the patient those with lesser arthritis seem to respond better which is not surprising no signifigant side effects have been noted by myself nor have many been reported
I think that this "stuff" is a good tool to have added to our bag of tricks for dealing with troubled joints it is cleared for the knee only now but there is no reason to think it would not be suscessful elsewhwere and there is literature to support that getting payment for it as well as much of anything else in medicine at this time is kind of problematic

happy holidays
ken merriman md

Griselda <jarnsaxa@localip.net> wrote in article
<01bd052b$af5a3860$29d253d1@jarnsaxa.lips.net>...
> One of our local news stations broadcast a story tonight about a
potential
> new treatment for osteoarthritis in the knees, involving an injection of
> synovial fluid replacement into the knee joint.
>
> They said that the technique was derived from a similar technique used on
> race horses and show-jumpers to treat their arthritis, and seems to work
> rather well on humans, too. They also noted that the procedure was
> approved just 2 months ago.
>
> Has anyone heard anything about this or tried this therapy? I'd be
> interested in information both pro and con if any is available.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Griselda
> --
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