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20 - 22 September 2012, Opatija, Croatia
SIGNIFICANT PAIN REDUCTION IN OSTEOARTHRITIS OF THE
KNEE BY ACP ADMINISTRATION
Michael Borsky, Etzelclinic, Pfäffikon, Switzerland
Jan Leuzinger, Etzelclinic, Pfäffikon, Switzerland
Alexandro Pellegrino, Etzelclinic, Pfäffikon, Switzerland
We report our experience with ACP administration in osteoarthritic knees. 53 patients were treated by four ACP
injections weekly. Lequesne score and class as well as the VAS score were evaluated before and four weeks after
treatment. 32 patient were scored as extremely or very severe before treatment, whereas only one patient remained
in the very severe class after treatment. The reduction in the Lequesne and VAS score was 68 per cent. We
observed 11 per cent non responders.
In conclusion intraarticular ACP administration in osteoarthritic knees offers a simple and cheap pain reduction for
the patient and prevents a knee arthroplasty in patient up to 3 years.
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