PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING HYALURONIC ACID FOR USE IN THE TREATMENT OF BLACK DISK DISEASE

The present invention describes and claims pharmaceutical compositions in gel form for use in the treatment of intervertebral disc degeneration, in particular the forms of dehydration and emptying of the nucleus pulposus known as "black disc disease". These compositions comprise a hyaluron...

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Hauptverfasser: BELLATO, Pierangelo, GIORDAN, Nicola
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Zusammenfassung:The present invention describes and claims pharmaceutical compositions in gel form for use in the treatment of intervertebral disc degeneration, in particular the forms of dehydration and emptying of the nucleus pulposus known as "black disc disease". These compositions comprise a hyaluronic acid derivative which forms hydrogels with precise rheological characteristics that make it ideal for filling the nucleus pulposus. La presente invención describe y reclama composiciones farmacéuticas en forma de hidrogel para usarlas en el tratamiento de la degeneración de los discos intervertebrales, en particular las formas de deshidratación y vaciado del nucleus pulposus conocidas como "enfermedad del disco negro"; estas composiciones comprenden un derivado de ácido hialurónico que forma hidrogeles con características reológicas precisas que los hacen ideales para rellenar el nucleus pulposus.