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A prospective case series of autologous protein solution injection in knee osteoarthritis: two-year outcomes stratified by structural severity and inflammatory phenotype.
The Knee - 1 Oct 2026
Satake Shinji, Sakao Kei, Shimada Nagakazu
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Two-year durability of autologous protein solution (APS) in knee osteoarthritis stratified by Kellgren-Lawrence (KL) grade and inflammatory phenotype, and its role as a non-operative bridge for patients deferring total knee arthroplasty (TKA), remain uncharacterised. METHODS: Single-arm prospective case series of 67 knees (KL 2-4) receiving a single APS injection with 2-year follow-up. OUTCOMES: VAS,...
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- Humans
- Osteoarthritis, Knee
- Prospective Studies
- Female
- Male
- Aged
- Middle Aged