Incidence of total knee replacement subsequent to intra-articular injection of the anti-inflammatory compound LMWF-5A versus saline: a long-term follow-up study to a randomized controlled trial

Abstract Background The disease modifying potential of osteoarthritis therapies are of increasing interest, including their effects on delaying total knee replacement (TKR). To date, there have been no studies to determine the effect of LMWF-5A, a novel anti-inflammatory compound derived from human...

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Main Authors: John Schwappach, Joseph Schultz, Kristin Salottolo, David Bar-Or
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-06-01
Series:Patient Safety in Surgery
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13037-018-0162-4