Injection therapy in knee osteoarthritis : cortisol, hyaluronic acid, PRP, or BMAC (mesenchymal stem cell therapy)?
Recent publication
This article examines various injection therapies, including cortisol, hyaluronic acid, platelet-rich plasma (PRP) and Bone Marrow Aspirate Concentrate (BMAC) for knee osteoarthritis. Knee osteoarthritis is a degenerative disease in which the cartilage in the knee joint wears away. This can lead to pain, stiffness and restricted movement. In addition, a one-page handout is provided to assist patients and physicians in selecting the appropriate injection therapy. Prim. Clin. Assoc. Prof. PD Dr MSc PhD Dietmar Dammerer from the Clinical Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology at Krems University Hospital contributed significantly to this article. The article was published open access in the journal ‘Frontiers in Medicine’.
Sun, N., Ogulur, I., Mitamura, Y., Yazici, D., Pat, Y., Bu, X., Li, M., Zhu, X., Babayev, H., Ardicli, S., Ardicli, O., D'Avino, P., Kiykim, A., Sokolowska, M., van de Veen, W., Weidmann, L., Akdis, D., Ozdemir, B. G., Brüggen, M. C., ... Akdis, C. A. (2024). The epithelial barrier theory and its associated diseases. Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. Vorzeitige Online-Publikation. https://doi.org/10.1111/all.16318
Prim. Univ.-Prof. PD Dr. Dietmar Dammerer MSc PhD
Division of Orthopaedics and Traumatology (University Hospital Krems)