Injections for Knee Osteoarthritis
Ballarat Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine
Injections for Knee Osteoarthritis
Knee osteoarthritis (OA) is one of the most common and most costly issues facing our modern Australian population.
While knee replacement is often a very effective treatment for osteoarthritis pain, it is major surgery. Recent high-quality studies have shown that in some cases, knee arthroscopy (‘a clean-out’) may be no better (or even worse) than no treatment at all.
Between pain medications and surgery, there are injectable treatments that can improve knee pain and function. The most commonly used injections for knee OA fall into three categories: corticosteroids (“Cortisone”), hyaluronans (e.g. “Durolane” or “Synvisc”), and blood-derived injections (platelet rich plasma or ”PRP”, and others).
At BallaratOSM all of these treatments can be performed in our clinic.
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Novar Specialist Healthcare
109 Webster Street
Lake Wendouree VIC 3350 - T | 03 5332 2969
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