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Treating Hip Osteoarthritis with HA or PRP injections Improves Pain and Function Related Outcomes

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July 2020

Treating Hip Osteoarthritis with HA or PRP injections Improves Pain and Function Related Outcomes

Vol: 9| Issue: 7| Number:28| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:1
Journal Level of Evidence:1

Treatment of Early Hip Osteoarthritis: Ultrasound-Guided Platelet Rich Plasma versus Hyaluronic Acid Injections in a Randomized Clinical Trial

Joints. 2017 Aug 11;5(3):152-155

Contributing Authors:
C Doria GR Mosele G Caggiari L Puddu E Ciurlia

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Eighty patients with symptomatic hip osteoarthritis (OA) were randomized into receiving intra-articular injections of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) or hyaluronic acid (HA). The primary outcome included pain as measured by the Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC) sub-scale for pain and Visual Analogue Score (VAS) for pain. The secondary outcomes measuring the WOMAC su...

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