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Assessment of stem cell therapy efficacy in patients with knee osteoarthritis

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August 2019

Assessment of stem cell therapy efficacy in patients with knee osteoarthritis

Vol: 8| Issue: 8| Number:1| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:2
Journal Level of Evidence:N/A

Intra-articular injection of mesenchymal stem cells for clinical outcomes and cartilage repair in osteoarthritis of the knee: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Arch Orthop Trauma Surg. 2019 Jul;139(7):971-980. doi: 10.1007/s00402-019-03140-8

Contributing Authors:
SH Kim CW Ha YB Park E Nam JE Lee HJ Lee

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Five randomized controlled trials were included in this meta-analysis which sought to investigate the efficacy of mesenchymal stem cell injections in patients with knee osteoarthritis. Included studies featured various control groups, including placebo injection, hyaluronic acid injection, and no injection, as well as various concomitant treatments, including high tibial osteotomy, microfracture, ...

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