Meaningful effectiveness of platelet-rich plasma in treating patients with osteoarthritis of the knee: Meta-analysis and review

Meaningful effectiveness of platelet-rich plasma in treating patients with osteoarthritis of the knee: Meta-analysis and review

Background: Osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee is a significant cause of disability. The current conservative treatment options include physiotherapy, analgesia, intra-articular injection of platelet-rich plasma (PRP), hyaluronic acid, or corticosteroids. Regarding PRP, some meta-analyses studies have...

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Main Authors: Abir Hegazy, Paula Karabelas, Abdulhafez Selim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2019-01-01
Series:The Journal of the International Society of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine
Subjects:
knee osteoarthritis
meta-analysis
minimal clinically important difference
platelet-rich plasma
western ontario and mcmaster universities arthritis index score
Online Access:http://www.jisprm.org/article.asp?issn=2349-7904;year=2019;volume=2;issue=4;spage=159;epage=167;aulast=Hegazy

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