Clinical results in patients affected by moderate –severe knee osteoarthritis and treated with micro-fragmented adipose tissue: the therapeutic effects on symptomatology

This study analyzed the clinical potential benefits of using autologous adipose tissue to treat patients with moderate –severe knee osteoarthritis.In 2021, a total of 50 knees, affected by moderate –severe knee osteoarthritis, were treated with an intra-articular injection of micro-fragmented subcutaneous adipose tissue. Patients were submitted to the KOOS questionnaire before the operation and one year after the operation and VAS pain score at time 0, 3, 6, 12 months.Of the 50 patients treated, 2 patients were excluded from the study. Of the remaining 48 patients, improvements have been achieved in all subclasses of KOOS. In particular, VAS score proves that improvements are more considerable starting from the 3rd month after surgery.The results obtained in this study show the safety and potential benefit of the use of autologous micro-fragmented adipose on people who are affected by moderate –severe knee osteoarthritis.
Source: Musculoskeletal Surgery - Category: Orthopaedics Source Type: research