Treating Your Patients

Are your patients missing out on doing the things they enjoy because of the pain of knee osteoarthritisOsteoarthritis
Arthritis typically with onset during middle or old age that is characterized by degenerative (gradual deterioration of joint) and sometimes abnormal growth in the bone and cartilage of one or more joints and a progressive wearing down of opposing joint surfaces with consequent distortion of joint position and is marked symptomatically especially by pain, swelling, and stiffness; abbreviation (OA)? They are not alone. Approximately 12 million people suffer from osteoarthritis of the knee¹ but only 7% of those individuals are treated with HA injections.²  For the remainder, no HA treatments may lead to a diminished quality of life.

Review the patient profiles on the following pages and determine if ORTHOVISC® can help Replace What's Missing™ in your patients.

As your patient's physician, you are the first to see the signs and symptoms of osteoarthritis of the knee, make a clinical diagnosis and recommend a treatment regimen. How many patients are in your clinic daily that may be the ideal candidate for ORTHOVISC®? Why not consider ORTHOVISC® today for those patients who have failed to respond adequately to conservative nonpharmacologic therapyNonpharmacologic Therapy
A non-drug therapy, such as exercise, with therapeutic value and to simple analgesicsAnalgesics
Agents for producing pain relief, e.g., acetaminophenAcetaminophen
A drug used to relieve pain and fever.

Thanks to an FDA-approved non-drug therapy, ORTHOVISC®, your patients can experience relief and get back to living and enjoying their life. With ORTHOVISC®, you can help them Replace What's Missing™.