Treatment of the knee osteoarthritis using combined hyaluronic acid and platelet rich plasma formulation

Early term results of usage combined hyaluronic acid and platelet rich plasma in knee osteoarthritis

Article specifications

This clinical study was published in 2017 in Journal of Chir. Narzadow Ruchu Ortop. (IF2016: 0.52) by polish specialists. Assessment of early term results of treatment of the knee osteoarthritis using combined hyaluronic acid and platelet rich plasma formulation. Comparison of obtained results with that in available literature related to injections of hyaluronic acid alone. The study enrolled 53 patients with knee osteoarthritis who were given a combination of hyaluronic acid and autologous platelet rich plasma.

 

Results

  1. A combination therapy of hyaluronic acid and platelet rich plasma is an effective method of treatment of knee osteoarthritis in short follow up.
  2. Based on our study and comparison of our results and results obtained for hyaluronic acid alone available in the literature, we cannot clearly confirm superiority of combination therapy over hyaluronic acid alone.

Tags: Poland Clinical trial 2017 Chir. Narzadow Ruchu Ortop

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