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Degenerative arthritis of the knee
Degenerative arthritis of the knee
The most common degenerative arthritis of the knee in middle-age adults
If the patient's knee progresses in joint pathologies such as loss of cartilage, damage to the meniscus, synovitis, and exposure of bones, it is the main cause of the progression of degenerative arthritis.
Degenerative arthritis of the knee
4 stages of osteoarthritis (Kellgren-Lawrence Classification)
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Grade 1(doubtful)
The doubtful joint surface space seems to be slightly narrowed, and the osteophytic lipping of the bone margin is observed.
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Grade 2(minimal)
Definite osteophytes and possible joint space narrowing
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Grade 3(moderate)
Moderate multiple osteophytes, definite narrowing of joint space and some sclerosis and possible deformity of bone ends
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Grade 4(severe)
Large osteophytes, marked narrowing of joint space, severe sclerosis and definite deformity of bone ends
Degenerative arthritis of the knee
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Quantifying Radiographic Knee Osteoarthritis Severity using Deep Convolutional Neural Networks - Scientific Figure on ResearchGate
Degenerative arthritis of the knee
How to treat it?
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Conservative treatment
how to
First, there are conservative treatments such as nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and physical therapy.
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Prolotherapy
how to
Prolotherapy is suitable for all age groups grade 1 and 2. It also possible for under 65 years in grade 3.
Although it is difficult to recover the actual cartilage damage with prolotherapy, in the case of early degenerative arthritis, if the ligaments are strengthened with prolotherapy, symptoms of degenerative arthritis can be improved. -
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Other treatments
how to
If the patient is treated with DNA injection, PRP, and adipose-derived stem cells at the same time, the application range of prolo treatment for degenerative arthritis will be wider.