Knee Osteoarthritis: Clinical and MRI Outcomes After Multiple Intra-Articular Injections With Expanded Autologous Adipose-Derived Stromal Cells or Platelet-Rich Plasma

• Published in: Cartilage Vol. 14; no. 4; pp. 433 - 444
• Main Authors: Khoury, Miguel A., Chamari, Karim, Tabben, Montassar, Alkhelaifi, Khalid, Papacostas, Emmanuel, Marín Fermín, Theodorakys, Laupheimer, Markus, D′Hooghe, Pieter
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.12.2023
• Subjects: Clinical Research; Humans; Injections, Intra-Articular; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Osteoarthritis, Knee - drug therapy; Osteoarthritis, Knee - therapy; Pain - drug therapy; Platelet-Rich Plasma; Retrospective Studies; Stromal Cells; Treatment Outcome; stem cells; intra-articular injection; cartilage injury; osteoarthritic knee pain; adipose-derived stromal cells

Objective To directly compare clinical and MRI outcomes of multiple intra-articular injections of adipose-derived stromal cells (ASCs) or platelet-rich plasma (PRP) in patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA). Design We retrospectively compared 24-month outcomes in (1) 27 patients receiving 3-monthly...