Multiple PRP injections are more effective than single injections and hyaluronic acid in knees with early osteoarthritis: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial

Görmeli, Gökay; Ayşe Görmeli, Cemile; Baybars Ataoğlu, Muhammet; Çolak, Cemil; Aslantürk, Okan; Ertem, Kadir

doi:10.1007/s00167-015-3705-6

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Multiple PRP injections are more effective than single injections and hyaluronic acid in knees with early osteoarthritis: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial

Published in Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy • Aug 1, 2015

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Gökay Görmeli

Cemile Ayşe Görmeli

Muhammet Baybars Ataoğlu

Abstract

PURPOSE: To compare the effectiveness of intraarticular (IA) multiple and single platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injections as well as hyaluronic acid (HA) injections in different stages of osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee. METHODS: A total of 162 patients with different stages of knee OA were randomly di...

Subject

Medicine

Osteoarthritis

Platelet-rich plasma

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