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REMARKABLE
RECOVERIES
Standard Clinical X-ray Studies
Document Cartilage Regeneration
in Five Degenerated Knees After Prolotherapy
Ross A. Hauser, MD
& Joseph J. Cukla, LPN
Degenerative joint disease is the most common form
of arthritis. The condition is marked by progressive
destruction of the articular cartilage which is easily
documented by standard X-ray studies. The regeneration
of this articular cartilage in clinical practice has been
difficult. Five knees with articular cartilage degeneration
were treated with Prolotherapy in this report. Each of
the five knees showed improvement of their standard
clinical X-rays after the Prolotherapy, signifying articular
cartilage repair with Prolotherapy. It is suggested that
before and after X-ray studies can be used to document
the response of degenerated joints to Prolotherapy.
Journal
of Prolotherapy. 2009;1:22-28.
KEYWORDS: articular cartilage, cartilage, chondromalacia
patella, joint space width,
knee, osteoarthritis, patellar tracking, Prolotherapy. |
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