• Department of Orthopaedics, the First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150001, P. R. China;
LI Song, Email: 63271887@qq.com
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Objective  To explore the effects of intra-articular injection of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) on improving pain, joint function, and muscle strength of knee osteoarthritis (KOA). Methods  From March 2017 to August 2019, 100 cases of KOA diagnosed and treated in the First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University were selected. They were divided into intervention group and control group with 50 cases in each group by random number table method. The patients in the intervention group were given intra-articular injection of PRP (5 mL/time, 1 time/week, 6 times in total) combined with isokinetic strength training (2 times/d, 3 d/week, for 12 consecutive weeks) treatment, and the patients in the control group were given intra-articular injection of sodium hyaluronate (2 mL/time, 1 time/week, for 12 consecutive weeks) combined with isokinetic strength training (2 times/d, 3 d/week, for 12 consecutive weeks). The incidence of adverse reactions during the treatment process and the clinical efficacy at 12 weeks of treatment and 6 months after treatment were recorded, and Western Ontario and McMaster University Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC) scoring system was used to evaluate the knee joint function. When the isokinetic strength training instrument measured an angle of 90°/s, the knee joint flexor and extensor peak torque (PT), total work (TW), and average power (AP) were recorded. Results  Forty-nine patients of each group completed the study. The between-group differences in WOMAC pain, stiffness, and joint function scores, and extensor and flexor PT, TW, and AP before treatment were not statistically significant (P>0.05). At 12 weeks of treatment and 6 months after treatment, the WOMAC scores of pain, stiffness, and joint function in the two groups were lower than those before treatment (P<0.05), and the extensor and flexor PT, TW, and AP were higher than those before treatment (P<0.05). Six months after treatment, the WOMAC scores of pain, stiffness, and joint function in the intervention group were lower than those in the control group (P<0.05), and the extensor and flexor PT, TW, and AP in the intervention group were higher than those in the control group (P<0.05). There was no significant difference in the effective rate between the two groups at 12 weeks of treatment (95.9% vs. 89.8%, P>0.05). The effective rate in the intervention group was higher than that in the control group 6 months after treatment (93.9% vs. 79.6%, P<0.05). No serious adverse reaction occurred in the two groups during the treatment. Conclusion  Intra-articular injection of PRP can reduce pain, improve muscle strength, and improve joint function in patients with KOA, and the long-term effect is better than that of conventional drugs.

Citation: GUAN Jing, LI Song, XIA Shixin, SUN Fengwei, WANG Xiaohui, WAN Li. Effects of intra-articular injection of platelet-rich plasma on rehabilitation of knee osteoarthritis. West China Medical Journal, 2021, 36(11): 1539-1544. doi: 10.7507/1002-0179.202003068 Copy

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