Papers/PMID:18826751
The rate of decline of joint space width in patients with osteoarthritis of the knee: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized placebo-controlled trials of chondroitin sulfate .
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chondroitin sulfate — decreases radiographic joint-space narrowing
PreliminaryGrade D, Preliminary. Non-human or in vitro only.Finding“These results demonstrate that chondroitin sulfate is effective for reducing the rate of decline in minimum joint space width in patients with OA of the knee.”
Quoted verbatim from The rate of decline of joint space width in patients with osteoarthritis of the knee: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized placebo-controlled trials of chondroitin sulfate .. - Study
- meta-analysis
- Population
- patients with OA of the knee