Platelet‐Rich Plasma Intra‐Articular Injection Versus Hyaluronic Acid Viscosupplementation as Treatments for Cartilage Pathology: From Early Degeneration to Osteoarthritis

Kon, Elizaveta; Mandelbaum, Bert; Buda, Roberto; Filardo, Giuseppe; Delcogliano, Marco; Timoncini, Antonio; Maria Fornasari, Pier; Giannini, Sandro; Marcacci, Maurilio

doi:10.1016/j.arthro.2011.05.011

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Platelet‐Rich Plasma Intra‐Articular Injection Versus Hyaluronic Acid Viscosupplementation as Treatments for Cartilage Pathology: From Early Degeneration to Osteoarthritis

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Authors:

Elizaveta Kon

Bert Mandelbaum

Roberto Buda

Abstract

Purpose The aim of our study is to compare the efficacy of platelet‐rich plasma (PRP) and viscosupplementation (hyaluronic acid [HA]) intra‐articular injections for the treatment of knee cartilage degenerative lesions and osteoarthritis (OA). Methods The study involved 150 patients affected by carti...

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