Cost‐Utility Analysis of High Molecular Weight Hyaluronic Acid for Knee Osteoarthritis in Everyday Clinical Care in Patients at a Working Age: An Economic Evaluation of a Randomized Clinical Trial

Objective Knee osteoarthritis ( OA ) is associated with high medical costs and especially with high productivity costs, in particular in patients in their working years. High molecular weight ( HMW ) hyaluronic acid ( HA ) is an alternative treatment for nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs, which are known for their serious side‐effects. The cost‐utility of intraarticular HMW ‐ HA treatment in these patients is unknown, however, and was assessed...