High-resolution ultrasound imaging of musculoskeletal tissue is increasing in popularity because of patient tolerability, low cost, ability to visualize tissue in real-time motion, and superior resolution of highly organized tissue such as a tendon. Prolotherapy, defined as the injection of growth factors or growth factor production stimulants to grow normal cells or tissue, has been a controve...

conclusions prolotherapy with dextrose and with prolozone result in the same pain relief or functional improvement in patients with mild to moderate koa. results in the two groups, the pain intensity and womac scores significantly decreased and increased, respectively (p < 0.001). however, there was no significant difference between the two groups. background knee osteoarthritis (koa) is a comm...

INTRODUCTION This case report aims to discuss the clinical and radiological outcomes of prolotherapy at a patient whom to total knee prosthesis had been planned but surgery couldn't be performed due to co-morbidities. CASE PRESENTATION A 72 year old woman presented with severe pain at her knees for over 5 years. Treatment methods include weight loss, decreasing the weight bearing on the joint...

Suboksipital kraniektomiden sonra birçok hastada kronik ve inatçı başağrısı görülebilir. Proloterapi zayıflamış eski işlevini kaybetmiş eklemleri, kıkırdakları ligamentleri tendonları güçlendirmek tekrar haline getirmek için proliferant solüsyonların enjeksiyonu ile karakterize bir tedavi şeklidir. Kan dolaşımının bozulduğu pek çok dejeneratif vakada tedaviye eklenebilir. 43 yaşında bayan hasta...

BACKGROUND Osteoarthritis (OA) is a degenerative disease that can lead to painful and dysfunctional joints. Prolotherapy involves using injections to produce functional restoration of the soft tissues of the joint. Intra-articular injections are controversial because of the introduction of needles into the articular capsule. OBJECTIVES To compare the effect of periarticular versus intra-artic...

We describe the use of ultrasound guidance for hyperosmolar dextrose (prolotherapy) injection of the distal calcaneal tendon specifically just anterior to identified enthesophytes in patients with insertional Achilles calcific tendinosis refractory to conservative treatment. This specific technique has not to our knowledge been described or used in literature previously.