To unlock this feature and to subscribe to our weekly evidence emails, please create a FREE orthoEvidence account.

SIGNUP

Already Have an Account?

Loading...
Visit our Evidence-Based Covid-19 Website and Stay Up to Date with the latest Research.
Ace Report Cover

Similar Clinical Outcomes with Intra-Articular PRP and HA Injections For Treatment of Hip OA

Share
Reprints
Cite This
About
+ Favorites
Share
Reprints
Cite This
About
+ Favorites
Ace Report Cover
July 2020

Similar Clinical Outcomes with Intra-Articular PRP and HA Injections For Treatment of Hip OA

Vol: 9| Issue: 7| Number:33| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:1
Journal Level of Evidence:1

Efficacy of Ultrasound-guided Intra-articular Injections of Platelet-rich Plasma Versus Hyaluronic Acid for Hip Osteoarthritis

Orthopedics. 2013 Dec;36(12):e1501-8.

Contributing Authors:
F Vannini R Buda S Giannini M Battaglia F Guaraldi G Rossi A Timoncini

Did you know you're eligible to earn 0.5 CME credits for reading this report? Click Here

Synopsis

One hundred patients with hip osteoarthritis (OA) were randomized to receive 3 consecutive injections of autologous platelet-rich plasma (PRP) or hyaluronic acid (HA) once every two weeks. The outcomes of interest included the Harris Hip Score (HHS), pain on a Visual Analog Scale (VAS) as well as non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) consumption. Outcomes were assessed at 1, 3, 6, and 12 mo...

CME Image

Did you know that you’re eligible to earn 0.5 CME credits for reading this report!

LEARN MORE

Join the Conversation

Please Login or Join to leave comments.

Learn about our AI Driven
High Impact Search Feature

High Impact Icon

Our AI driven High Impact metric calculates the impact an article will have by considering both the publishing journal and the content of the article itself. Built using the latest advances in natural language processing, OE High Impact predicts an article’s future number of citations better than impact factor alone.

Continue