The majority of studies assessed the use of PRP in the treatment of degenerative osteoarthritis of the knee or hip (representing ... in the management of articular cartilage pathology.

More large randomised studies of good quality and low risk of bias are needed to test whether PRP injections should be a routine part of management of patients with OA of the knee. Osteoarthritis (OA) ...

PRP is a new treatment for knee degenerative pathologies and an increasing number of studies show promising results. However, despite its wide application in the clinical practice and the positive ...

“For moderate cases, treatments such as platelet-rich plasma or hyaluronic ... procedures such as cartilage repair, meniscus repair or realignment of the knee joint, known as an osteotomy.

Cartilage cells taken from the nose can be used to repair knee injuries People experienced improvements with knee cartilage grafts grown from nasal septum cells Grafts grown for longer periods in ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) Engineered cartilage from nasal septum cells shows promise in treating complex knee injuries. Allowing these cartilage implants to mature for two weeks before ...

Amin and colleagues, therefore, investigated the effects of smoking on cartilage loss and knee pain in men with knee osteoarthritis (OA). Their 30 month study evaluated 159 men (mean age 68 years ...