Comparing the Efficacy of Hyaluronic Acid and Platelet Rich Plasma Treatment by using Visual analogue Scale in the Patients of Knee Osteoarthritis

Abstract

Objective: To compare the efficacy of Hyaluronic acid (HA) and Platelet rich plasma (PRP) for treatment of Knee osteoarthritis. Methods: A randomized controlled trial done at department of Orthopedics Unit-I, Mayo Hospital Lahore. 130 cases fulfilling inclusion criteria were enrolled. All patients were divided into two groups. In group-A, cases were treated with HA (1% sodium Hyaluronate mixed in a phosphate buffered saline). In group-B, cases were treated with 10ml of PRP extracted from 100ml of their blood. Before and after procedure pain and efficacy was recorded. Results: The frequency of pain reduction ≥ 50% was statistically higher in PRP group as compared to HA group, p-value < 0.05. Conclusion: Through the findings of this study we conclude that the efficacy of efficacy of PRP was high than HA for treatment of Knee osteoarthritis.