Open AccessFUNCTIONAL OUTCOME OF PLATELET-RICH PLASMA INJECTIONS GIVEN IN OSTEOARTHRITIS KNEE IN TERTIARY CARE CENTER
Author(s) -
Gagandeep Singh Raina,
Gagandeep Singh,
Sanjeev Gupta
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of advanced research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2320-5407
DOI - 10.21474/ijar01/12890
Subject(s) - medicine , osteoarthritis , womac , platelet rich plasma , body mass index , tertiary care , disease , platelet , surgery , pathology , alternative medicine
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.