Microfragmented Adipose Tissue Injection (MFAT) May Be a Solution to the Rationing of Total Knee Replacement: A Prospective, Gender-Bias Mitigated, Reproducible Analysis at Two Years.
Nima HeidariTiffanie-Marie BorgStefano OlgiatiMark SlevinAlessandro DanoviBrady FishAdrian WilsonAli NooraniPublished in: Stem cells international (2021)
MFAT injection improves quality of life in patients with KOA who are deemed suitable for the knee replacement. MFAT is a low-morbidity alternative biological treatment and can delay the need for total knee replacement in suitable patients.
Keyphrases
- total knee arthroplasty
- adipose tissue
- knee osteoarthritis
- end stage renal disease
- ejection fraction
- anterior cruciate ligament
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction
- ultrasound guided
- mental health
- prognostic factors
- peritoneal dialysis
- insulin resistance
- high fat diet
- smoking cessation