Vol. 9 (05) pp. 667-670 DOI: 10.21474/IJAR01/12890

FUNCTIONAL OUTCOME OF PLATELET-RICH PLASMA INJECTIONS GIVEN IN OSTEOARTHRITIS KNEE IN TERTIARY CARE CENTER

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  • Post-Graduate Resident Department of Orthopaedics, Government Medical College, Jammu.
  • Professor and Head, Department of Orthopaedics, Government Medical College, Jammu.
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Abstract

Introduction: Osteoarthritis(OA) knee cases are increasing day by day and with no established cure of disease only palliative ( analgesics ) therapy is given.Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injection aim at reducing the pain as well as causing regeneration of articular cartilage partially reversing the disease process.

Methods: 49 patients with OA were given PRP injection and followed up for a period of 48 weeks . Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index(WOMAC) wasused to evaluate the results of the study.

Results: Patients showed marked improvement in symptoms after the PRP injection but patients having higher body mass index( BMI ) had relatively poorer response totherapy.

Conclusion: Our study concluded that PRP injection is an effective modality in the treatment of OA knee whose long term effects are yet to be determined.

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Gagandeep Singh Raina, Gagandeep Singh and Sanjeev Gupta (2021); FUNCTIONAL OUTCOME OF PLATELET-RICH PLASMA INJECTIONS GIVEN IN OSTEOARTHRITIS KNEE IN TERTIARY CARE CENTER, International Journal of Advanced Research (IJAR), 9 (05), 667-670, ISSN 2320-5407. DOI: https://doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/12890

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Gagandeep Singh
Post-Graduate Resident Department of Orthopaedics, Government Medical College, Jammu

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