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AIM: Knee osteoarthritis is a common disabling disorder, with no curative treatment. This study aims to assess autologous conditioned serum effectiveness in its treatment. MATERIALS & METHODS: Following a systematic search (2000-2020) on major databases and screening and filtering processes, eight articles were included in the final analyses. The pooled effect of visual analog scale (VAS) and the Western Ontario and McMaster Universities (WOMAC) variables was evaluated before and after the intervention. RESULTS: The combined standardized mean difference for the global WOMAC score was -2.44 and the combined weighted mean difference was -22.92. The combined standardized mean difference for the VAS score was -3.77 and the combined weighted mean difference was -32.37 (p < 0.000). CONCLUSION: This meta-analysis reported that the autologous conditioned serum can reduce pain and improve function (VAS and WOMAC outcome measures) in patients with knee osteoarthritis.
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Actitud del Personal de Salud , Competencia Clínica , Medicina Basada en la Evidencia/educación , Fisiatras/educación , Adulto , Estudios Transversales , Femenino , Conocimientos, Actitudes y Práctica en Salud , Humanos , Irán , Masculino , Fisiatras/estadística & datos numéricos , Encuestas y CuestionariosRESUMEN
The Department of Physical Medicine, Rehabilitation and Electrodiagnosis of Shaheed Beheshti Medical University in collaboration with the Iranian Society of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (ISPMR) held the 1st Congress of Electrodiagnostic Medicine in Peripheral Nerve Lesions on December 21-22, 2006. Electrodiagnostic medicine is a specific branch of medicine used by specialist physicians in the field of physical medicine and rehabilitation and/or neurology to diagnose, prognosticate and plan treatment options of peripheral nerve lesions. This meeting was hold to discuss multidisciplinary approaches to this common and important topic in the medical field.
