HYLAN G-F 20 IS INDICATED FOR THE TREATMENT OF PAIN IN OSTEOARTHRITIS (OA) OF THE KNEE IN PATIENTS WHO HAVE FAILED TO RESPOND ADEQUATELY TO CONSERVATIVE NONPHARMACOLOGIC THERAPY AND SIMPLE ANALGESICS, E.G., ACETAMINOPHEN.
HYLAN G-F 20 IS AN ELASTOVISCOUS FLUID CONTAINING HYLAN POLYMERS PRODUCED FROM CHICKEN COMBS. HYLANS ARE DERIVATIVES OF HYALURONAN (SODIUM HYALURONATE), A NATURAL COMPLEX SUGAR OF THE GLYCOSAMINOGLYCAN FAMILY.