Objective To summarize the evidence for dextrose prolotherapy in knee osteoarthritis. Data
sources The authors searched PubMed and Embase from inception to September 2020. All …

Different profiles of pain progression have been reported in patients with knee osteoarthritis
(OA), but the determinants of this heterogeneity are still to be sought. The aim of this …

Objectives This study assessed the effectiveness, compliance, and safety of dextrose
prolotherapy for patients with knee osteoarthritis. Data sources PubMed, EMBASE, the …

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE In the United States, the number of clinics offering “stem-
cell therapy” is estimated to be well over 1000. 1, 2 Many clinics advertise unproven and …

Hypertonic dextrose prolotherapy (HDP) is an injection of a concentrated dextrose solution
for the purpose of local treatment of musculoskeletal pain and possible enhancement of …

Intra-articular injections with hyaluronic acid are recommended in the treatment of knee
osteoarthritis; however, hypertonic dextrose prolotherapy has been reported as effective and …

The objective of this study is to compare the effectiveness of dextrose-prolotherapy with
other substances for pain relief in patients with primary knee osteoarthritis. The literature …

This is a comprehensive review of the literature focusing on the use of prolotherapy in the
treatment of osteoarthritis of the knee. It covers the background, efficacy, and advantages of …

Introduction: Chondromalacia patella is the degeneration of articular cartilage on the
posterior facet of the patella and may indicate the onset of osteoarthritis. Conservative …

Osteoarthritis (OA) is a common chronic degenerative disease. The prevalence tends to
increase with age and is influenced by underlying risk factors such as gender, obesity, joint …