Use of glucosamine and chondroitin to treat osteoarthritis: a review of the literature

To evaluate the current evidence that support or disprove the use of glucosamine and chondroitin in the treatment of patients with osteoarthritis. We performed a literature review using the databases of Medline, PubMed and the Cochrane Controlled Trial Register and Cochrane Databases Systematic Revi...

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Main Authors: Osmar Valadao Lopes Junior, Andre Manoel Inacio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Revinter Publicações Ltda. 2013-08-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Ortopedia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-36162013000400300&lng=en&tlng=en