A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED PLACEBO STUDY OF DEXTROSE IONTOPHORESIS VERSUS DEXTROSE PROLOTHERAPY IN CASE OF KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS
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Randomized prospective double-blind placebo-controlled study of dextrose prolotherapy for knee osteoarthritis with or without ACL laxity.
CONTEXT Use of prolotherapy (injection of growth factors or growth factor stimulators). OBJECTIVE Determine the effects of dextrose prolotherapy on knee osteoarthritis with or without anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) laxity. DESIGN Prospective randomized double-blind placebo-controlled trial. SETTING Outpatient physical medicine clinic. PATIENTS OR OTHER PARTICIPANTS Six months or more ...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Physiotherapy
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2348-8336,2349-5987
DOI: 10.15621/ijphy/2015/v2i6/80754