Table 2.
Showing the previous treatments used by the patients and the degree of relief.
| Intra-articular Synvisc-One | Intra-articular PRP | Intra-articular steroid | Physical therapy | Reduction of excess weight | Lateral wedged insoles | Appropriate footwear | Knee braces | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 1. First injection = 50% relief for 3 weeks 2. Second injection = 20% relief for 1 week |
Three injections of PRP with the relief of only 15–20% for 1–2 weeks | 20% relief for 1.5 weeks only | For 8 weeks with 10–15% relief | Tried with decrease of 4% weight and no pain relief | Tried but no relief | Tried but no relief | Not tried |
| 2. | One injection = 20% relief for 3 weeks | Not received | 20% relief in pain intensity in NRS for 1 week only | For 6 weeks with 15% relief | Tried with decrease of 8% of weight and no pain relief | 10% relief | Tried with no relief | Tried and got 10% relief |
| 3. | 1. First injection = 60% relief for 3 weeks 2. Second injection = 10% relief for 1 week |
Three injections of PRP with relief of only 10–20% for 2–3 weeks | 30% relief for 1 week only | For 8 weeks with only 10% relief | Tried with decrease of 4% weight and no relief in pain | Not tried | Tried with 10% relief | Tried but no relief |
| 4. | One injection = 20% relief for 1 week | Three injections of PRP with relief of only 15–20% for 2–3 weeks | 1. First injection = 30% relief for 3 weeks only 2. Second injection = no relief |
For 6 weeks with 10–15% relief | Tried with decrease of 15% weight and pain relief of 10–15% | Not tried | Tried but no relief | Tried with 5% relief |
| 5. | 1. First injection = 55% relief for 4 weeks 2. Second injection = 15% relief for 1 week |
Not received | 40% relief for 1 week only | For 6 weeks with no relief | Tried with decrease of 5% of weight and no pain relief | Not tried | Tried with 5% relief | Tried with 10% relief |
| 6. | Not received | Not received | 30% relief for 1 week only | For 8 weeks with only 10% relief | Tried with decrease of 10% weight and relief of 5% | Tried but 10% relief | Tried with 5% relief | Not tried |
| 7. | 1. First injection = 40% relief for 2 weeks 2. Second injection = 15% relief for 1 week |
Three injections of PRP with relief of only 10–20% for 2–3 weeks | Not received | For 8 weeks with only 15% relief | Tried with decrease of 3% weight and no relief in pain | Tried but no relief | Tried but no relief | Tried with 5% relief |
| 8. | One injection = 15% relief for 1 week | Three injections of PRP with relief of only 10% for 1–2 weeks | 20% relief in pain intensity in NRS for 1 week only | For 8 weeks with no relief | Tried with decrease of 7% weight and no relief in pain | Not tried | Tried with 5% relief | Tried with no relief |
PRP: platelet-rich plasma; NRS: numerical rating scale.