The Case for Utilizing Prolotherapy as First-Line Treatment for Meniscal Pathology: A Retrospective Study Shows Prolotherapy is Effective in the Treatment of MRI-Documented Meniscal Tears and Degeneration

Posted on Posted in Meniscus Pathology Research, Volume 2 : Issue 3 : August 2010

By Ross A. Hauser, MD, Hilary J. Phillips, & Havil S. Maddela, BS ABSTRACT Meniscus injuries are a common cause of knee pain, accounting for one sixth of knee surgeries. Tears are the most common form of meniscal injuries, and have poor healing ability primarily because less than 25% of the menisci receive a direct blood supply. While surgical more »