Volume : VIII, Issue : IX, September - 2019

A STUDY OF INTRA ARTICULAR PLATELET RICH PLASMA THERAPHY IN THE TREATMENT OF KNEE OSTEOARTHRITISN.V

Dr. N. V. Siva Rama Krishna, Dr. Ch. Prathyush

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To evaluate the role of Autologous Platelet Rich Plasma in the treatment of patients presenting with primary osteoarthritis and to analyze whether it could be a cost effective disease modifying measure. METHODS: The patients attending the OPD of Orthopaedics Department at with complaints of bilateral knee pain were screened and those diagnosed as bilateral or unilateral Knee Osteoarthritis were chosen for the study. The Patients, classified either grade 0 to 4 on the Kellgren–Lawrence grading scale or grade 1 to 4 on the Ahlback scale, were included in the study after prior well informed written consent.Hundred Patients were chosen and randomly divided into two groups of fifty each. Group I received intra articular injection Platelet Rich Plasma in to knee served as study group. Group II received normal saline and served as control.Randomization ensured that both the groups were comparable with respect to age, sex, height, weight, body mass index and pre injection WOMAC score. RESULT : Our study relied on injecting a highly concentrated mix of platelets into joint cavity and observing the patients for reduction in symptoms of pain, stiffness and improvement in physical function .our study has revealed a consistent reduction in pain and stiffness and a clear improvement in lifestyle of the patients. CONCLUSION Our study has thrown up an interesting choice of treatment modality using Platelet Rich Plasma in the treatment of Knee Osteoarthritis and it has proved efficacious in the observation period of six months.

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A STUDY OF INTRA ARTICULAR PLATELET RICH PLASMA THERAPHY IN THE TREATMENT OF KNEE OSTEOARTHRITISN.V, Dr. N.V.Siva rama Krishna, Dr. Ch. Prathyush INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH : Volume-8 | Issue-9 | September-2019

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