作者
John W Belk, Matthew J Kraeutler, Darby A Houck, Jesse A Goodrich, Jason L Dragoo, Eric C McCarty
发表日期
2021/1
来源
The American journal of sports medicine
卷号
49
期号
1
页码范围
249-260
出版商
SAGE Publications
简介
Background
Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) and hyaluronic acid (HA) are 2 nonoperative treatment options for knee osteoarthritis (OA) that are supposed to provide symptomatic relief and help delay surgical intervention.
Purpose
To systematically review the literature to compare the efficacy and safety of PRP and HA injections for the treatment of knee OA.
Study Design
Meta-analysis of level 1 studies.
Methods
A systematic review was performed by searching PubMed, the Cochrane Library, and Embase to identify level 1 studies that compared the clinical efficacy of PRP and HA injections for knee OA. The search phrase used was platelet-rich plasma hyaluronic acid knee osteoarthritis randomized. Patients were assessed via the Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC), visual analog scale (VAS) for pain, and Subjective International Knee Documentation Committee (IKDC) scale. A …
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