The effect of dextrose prolotherapy on patients diagnosed with knee osteoarthritis: A comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis of interventional studies.
Sorour KhateriFatemeh Behbahani NejadFarnoush KazemiBehnaz AlaeiMobin AzamiAsra MoradkhaniLobat MajidiYousef MoradiPublished in: Health science reports (2024)
Drawing from the data analysis performed in this meta-analysis, it is apparent that dextrose prolotherapy exhibits promising effectiveness in reducing joint pain and stiffness, as well as improving functional performance in individuals suffering from KOA. Furthermore, it is recommended that forthcoming studies incorporate follow-up periods to guide decisions concerning the duration of prolotherapy's effects.
Keyphrases
- systematic review
- knee osteoarthritis
- data analysis
- meta analyses
- case control
- end stage renal disease
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- randomized controlled trial
- chronic pain
- peritoneal dialysis
- magnetic resonance imaging
- computed tomography
- magnetic resonance
- patient reported outcomes
- spinal cord injury
- spinal cord