Improved clinical outcome measures of knee pain and function with concurrent resolution of subchondral Bone Marrow Edema Lesion and joint effusion in an osteoarthritic patient following Pentosan Polysulphate Sodium treatment: a case report

Improved clinical outcome measures of knee pain and function with concurrent resolution of subchondral Bone Marrow Edema Lesion and joint effusion in an osteoarthritic patient following Pentosan Polysulphate Sodium treatment: a case report

Abstract Background At present, there are no registered products for the treatment of subchondral Bone Marrow Edema Lesion (BML) and associated knee pain. Patients who do not respond to current anti-inflammatory therapies are left with limited treatment options, and may resort to operative managemen...

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Main Authors: Matthew J. Sampson, Margie Kabbani, Ravi Krishnan, Michael Nganga, Annika Theodoulou, Jeganath Krishnan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-09-01
Series:BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
Subjects:
Bone marrow edema lesion
MRI
Knee osteoarthritis
Joint effusion; Pentosan polysulphate sodium
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12891-017-1754-3

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