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. 2020 Sep 3;7:64. doi: 10.1186/s40634-020-00282-2

Table 1.

Indications for use of PRP in cartilage damage and osteoarthritis

% Agreement % Dis-agreement
Indication cartilage damage / osteoarthritis
 The application for questionable OA (Kellgren-Lawrence grade I) can be useful 60,0 20,0
 The application with minimal OA (Kellgren-Lawrence grade II) can be useful 77,5 12,5
 The application for moderate knee OA (Kellgren-Lawrence grade III) can be useful 62,5 17,5
 The application for severe knee OA (Kellgren-Lawrence grade IV) can be useful 20,0 65,0
 The use of PRP preparations is preferable to hyaluronic acid preparations in the indication spectrum of incipient OA 22,5 22,5
 The use of PRP for conservative therapy of cartilage damage (ICRS I/II) can be useful 65,0 15,0
 The intraoperative use of PRP in cartilage regenerative surgery has been sufficiently proven to date 2,5 85,0
 The postoperative use of PRP can be useful for promoting biological cartilage regeneration 67,5 5,0