BACKGROUND Knee osteoarthritis (KOA) is a common disabling disease. Limited studies have demonstrated that prolotherapy with dextrose or with prolozone can be helpful in the treatment of patients with KOA. OBJECTIVES In the current study, we compared the results between these two treatment methods. PATIENTS AND METHODS In the current randomized clinical trial, 80 patients with mild to moder...

conclusions prolotherapy with dextrose and with prolozone result in the same pain relief or functional improvement in patients with mild to moderate koa. results in the two groups, the pain intensity and womac scores significantly decreased and increased, respectively (p < 0.001). however, there was no significant difference between the two groups. background knee osteoarthritis (koa) is a comm...

Knee osteoarthritis (OA) is one of the most common joint disabling diseases among adult patients. Symptomatic knee OA occurs in 10% men and 13% in women aged 60 years or older but is likely to increase due to the aging of the population and the obesity epidemic [1]. Osteoarthritis (OA) is characterized by progressive loss of articular cartilage, subchondral bone sclerosis, osteophyte formation,...