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SUBMITTER: Sit RW
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4857084 | biostudies-other | 2016 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Sit Regina Ws RW Chung Vincent Ch VCh Reeves Kenneth D KD Rabago David D Chan Keith Kw KK Chan Dicken Cc DC Wu Xinyin X Ho Robin St RS Wong Samuel Ys SY
Scientific reports 20160505
Hypertonic dextrose injections (prolotherapy) is an emerging treatment for symptomatic knee osteoarthritis (OA) but its efficacy is uncertain. We conducted a systematic review with meta-analysis to synthesize clinical evidence on the effect of prolotherapy for knee OA. Fifteen electronic databases were searched from their inception to September 2015. The primary outcome of interest was score change on the Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Arthritis Index (WOMAC). Three randomized control ...[more]