Open AccessSingle- and double-dose of platelet-rich plasmaversushyaluronic acid for treatment of knee osteoarthritis: A randomized controlled trial
Author(s) -
Mehdi Tavassoli,
Nasser Janmohammadi,
Akram Sadat Hosseini,
Soraya Khafri,
Seyed Mokhtar Esmaeilnejad-Ganji
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
world journal of orthopedics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.76
H-Index - 43
ISSN - 2218-5836
DOI - 10.5312/wjo.v10.i9.310
Subject(s) - hyaluronic acid , medicine , platelet rich plasma , osteoarthritis , womac , randomized controlled trial , visual analogue scale , gastroenterology , surgery , platelet , pathology , alternative medicine , anatomy
Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) and hyaluronic acid have been shown to be useful in the treatment of knee osteoarthritis. However, investigations comparing the efficacy of these two drugs together are insufficient.