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Similar effect observed with PRP alone or in combination with LMW- or HMW-HA in knee OA treatment
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Similar effect observed with PRP alone or in combination with LMW- or HMW-HA in knee OA treatment
J Arthrosc Joint Surg. 2017;4(2):65-71
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V Shetty G Jacob S Shetty

51 patients with knee osteoarthritis were randomized to intraarticular therapy with either platelet-rich plasma alone, platelet-rich plasma combined with low-molecular-weight hyaluronic acid, or platelet-rich plasma combined with high-molecular-weight hyaluronic acid. Patients were assessed for outcome on the International Knee Documentation Committee (IKDC) score and visual analog scale (VAS) pain after 6 weeks and 6 months. Results demonstrated no significant between-groups differences between any two of the three groups for either outcome measure at 6 weeks or 6 months.

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OrthoEvidence. Similar effect observed with PRP alone or in combination with LMW- or HMW-HA in knee OA treatment . ACE Report. 2019;9(4):20. Available from: https://myorthoevidence.com/AceReport/Report/similar-effect-observed-with-prp-alone-or-in-combination-with-lmw-or-hmw-ha-in-knee-oa-treatment

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