2014- Future Trends for Unicompartmental Arthritis of the Knee: Injectables & Stem Cells. – Department of Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology
Arthritis is one of the most frequent musculoskeletal problems, causing pain, disability, and a significant economic burden. In terms of prevalence, as life expectancy increases, arthritis prevalence will also increase.1,2 There are estimates that osteoarthritis (OA) may become the fourth-highest impact condition in women and the eighthmost important condition in men in the developed world.3
There is no consensus about the best treatment option for early knee arthritis. Nonsurgical options include oral medications, injections, orthoses, physiotherapy, and lifestyle modification.4,5 The main surgical options for arthritis of the knee after failure of a nonsurgical therapy include arthroscopic surgical procedures, cartilage repair
