Comparative effectiveness of platelet-rich plasma injections for treating knee joint cartilage degenerative pathology: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 95, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 562-575

  Chang, Ke Vin ^a,b   Hung, Chen Yu ^a   Aliwarga, Fanny ^c   Wang, Tyng Guey ^a   Han, Der Sheng ^a   Chen, Wen Shiang ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c Eka Hospital   (Indonesia)

Author keywords

Cartilage; Knee; Osteoarthritis; Platelet rich plasma; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

HYALURONIC ACID; PLACEBO;

ADVANCED OSTEOARTHRITIS; CARTILAGE DEGENERATION; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; DISEASE DURATION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; EFFECT SIZE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; INJECTION SITE PAIN; INJECTION SITE SWELLING; INTERNATIONAL KNEE DOCUMENTATION COMMITTEE SUBJECTIVE KNEE FORM; KNEE INJURY AND OSTEOARTHRITIS OUTCOME SCORE; KNEE JOINT CARTILAGE DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; META ANALYSIS; OSTEOARTHRITIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THROMBOCYTE RICH PLASMA; TREATMENT DURATION; WESTERN ONTARIO AND MCMASTER UNIVERSITIES OSTEOARTHRITIS INDEX;

CARTILAGE; KNEE; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PLATELET-RICH PLASMA; REHABILITATION;

HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRA-ARTICULAR; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PLATELET-RICH PLASMA; VISCOSUPPLEMENTS;

EID: 84896732934     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: 1532821X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2013.11.006     Document Type: Review

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