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Intra-Articular Administration of Autologous Purified Adipose Tissue Associated with Arthroscopy Ameliorates Knee Osteoarthritis Symptoms
| Content Provider | MDPI |
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| Author | Caforio, Marco Nobile, Carmelo |
| Copyright Year | 2021 |
| Description | The aim of this study was to evaluate the safety and efficacy of the intra-articular administration of autologous purified adipose tissue to treat knee osteoarthritis (OA) following arthroscopy. Thirty patients with radiological evidence of knee OA were recruited. A small liposuction and arthroscopic lavage and debridement were performed in the same surgical time. The harvested fat was processed intraoperatively with Lipocell (Tiss’You, RSM) to purify the adipose tissue injected into the knee. Clinical evaluations were performed with VAS, Womac, and Lequesne questionnaires before treatment and after 1, 3, 6, and 12 months of follow-up. Pain, measured with VAS, significantly decreased, showing a reduction of 53% after 1 month and 83% after a year. Functional recovery, measured with Womac, showed an improvement of 47% after 1 month post-treatment and 84% after 1 year. No adverse effects have been observed. The intra-articular administration of purified adipose tissue associated with arthroscopic lavage and debridement is a safe and significantly effective strategy in improving the symptoms of knee osteoarthritis in up to 1 year of follow-up. |
| Starting Page | 2053 |
| e-ISSN | 20770383 |
| DOI | 10.3390/jcm10102053 |
| Journal | Journal of clinical medicine |
| Issue Number | 10 |
| Volume Number | 10 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | MDPI |
| Publisher Date | 2021-05-11 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Journal of clinical medicine Journal of Clinical Medicine Cell Tissue Engineering Osteoarthritis Knee Cartilage Regenerative Medicine Adipose Tissue Mesenchymal Stem Cells Lipocell |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
