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No significant improvement in anterior knee pain with dextrose prolotherapy for Osgood-Schlatter
April 2020
No significant improvement in anterior knee pain with dextrose prolotherapy for Osgood-Schlatter
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:1
Journal Level of Evidence:1
No superiority of dextrose injections over placebo injections for Osgood-Schlatter disease: a prospective randomized double-blind study.
Arch Orthop Trauma Surg. 2020 Feb;140(2):197-202.Did you know you're eligible to earn 0.5 CME credits for reading this report? Click Here
Synopsis
Forty-nine knees with Osgood-Schlatter disease were randomized to receive three monthly injections of dextrose or normal saline for the improvement anterior knee pain. The outcome of interest was anterior knee pain, as measured on the Victorian Institute of Sport Assessment (VISA) score. Follow up occurred one, two and three months after the first injection took place. Results of the study reveale...
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