It was conducted a prospective study with a series of 153 patients treated with PRP injections in patient affected by knee osteoarthritis. One independent observer performed clinical and functional evaluations at T0 (recruitment), T1 (one month after the injection), T2 (three months after the last injection) and T3 (six months after the last injection). The Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC), the Knee Score Society (KSS) score and the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) were evaluated and recorded for each patient at each follow up.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
153
The 5 mL PRP concentrate was injected every week for three times, starting from recruitment. The patient was placed supine whit a knee flexion of 90°.All the procedures were carried out in an aseptic condition, injected in the knee soft spot through an anterior approach, using a 21-gauge needle.
AOUC Policlinico di Bari - UOC Ortopedia e Traumatologia
Bari, Italy
Change in Visual Analogic Scale
The knee pain was quantified using the Visual Analogic Scale ranging from 0 (no pain) to 10 (worst imaginable pain).
Time frame: Day 0; Month 1; Month 3; Month 6 (after the injection)
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