Three Doses of Platelet-Rich Plasma Therapy Are More Effective Than One Dose of Platelet-Rich Plasma in the Treatment of Knee Osteoarthritis: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

by mmtech | Sep 8, 2023 | Cartilage Repair, Health News, Knee Pain, Mesenchymal Stem Cells

Purpose To compare the efficacy of a single dose of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) with multiple doses of PRP therapy in the treatment of knee osteoarthritis (KOA). Read the entire study here

Cartilage repair techniques in the knee: stem cell therapies

by mmtech | Nov 10, 2022 | Cartilage Repair, Health News, Knee Pain, Mesenchymal Stem Cells

Among the surgical options for large full-thickness chondral injuries, cell-based therapy has been practiced and its satisfactory outcomes have been reported. One area that appears promising is cell-based therapies utilizing stem cells. Various tissues within the...

Efficacy of a Novel Intra-Articular Administration of Platelet-Rich Plasma One-Week Prior to Hyaluronic Acid versus Platelet-Rich Plasma Alone in Knee Osteoarthritis: A Prospective, Randomized, Double-Blind, Controlled Trial

by mmtech | Jul 10, 2022 | Health News, Knee Pain, Platelet Rich Plasma

Osteoarthritis of the knee is a chronic degenerative disorder associated with the progressive breakdown of the articular cartilage in synovial joints, accompanied by the development of osteophytes, subchondral sclerosis, and cyst formation. It is the most common joint...

Platelet-Rich Plasma-Releasate (PRPr) for the Treatment of Discogenic Low Back Pain Patients: Long-Term Follow-Up Survey

by mmtech | Jul 3, 2022 | Health News, Low Back Pain

Low back pain (LBP) is a common musculoskeletal symptom from children to the elderly and is therefore a major public health problem globally [1]. A systemic analysis by the Global Burden of Diseases (GBD) study in 2019 reported that LBP is the leading cause of years...

Effects and safety of the combination of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) and hyaluronic acid (HA) in the treatment of knee osteoarthritis: a systematic review and meta-analysis

by mmtech | Mar 15, 2022 | Mesenchymal Stem Cells

Studies have shown that the combined application of hyaluronic acid (HA) and platelet-rich plasma (PRP) can repair degenerated cartilage and delay the progression of knee osteoarthritis (KOA). The purpose of this study was to explore the efficacy and safety of the...

Treatment of Knee Osteoarthritis With Allogeneic Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cells: A Randomized Controlled Trial

by mmtech | Mar 15, 2022 | Health News

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Treatment of Knee Osteoarthritis With Autologous Mesenchymal Stem Cells: Two-Year Follow-up Results

by mmtech | Feb 18, 2022 | Health News, PRP

Osteoarthritis is the most prevalent joint disease and a frequent cause of joint pain, functional loss, and disability. Osteoarthritis often becomes chronic, and conventional treatments have demonstrated only modest clinical benefits, without lesion reversal....

Treatment of Knee Osteoarthritis With Autologous Mesenchymal Stem Cells

by Timothy Jones MD | Feb 18, 2022 | Health News, PRP

Osteoarthritis is the most prevalent joint disease and a frequent cause of joint pain, functional loss, and disability. Osteoarthritis often becomes chronic, and conventional treatments have demonstrated only modest clinical benefits without lesion reversal....

Comparing efficacy of intraarticular single crosslinked Hyaluronan (HYAJOINT Plus) and platelet‑rich plasma (PRP) versus PRP alone for treating knee osteoarthritis

by Timothy Jones MD | Jun 18, 2021 | Health News, PRP

Intraarticular hyaluronan or platelet-rich plasma (PRP) is widely used in the treatment of knee osteoarthritis (OA). Read the rest of the article here

Mesenchymal stem cells injection in hip osteoarthritis: preliminary results

by Timothy Jones MD | May 11, 2021 | Health News

Osteoarthritis will become even more common in the near future since the average life span is steadily growing. Pain and loss of function are the main complaints reported by patients, inevitably leading towards a worsened daily life performance. New modern techniques...