Platelet-Rich Plasma and Adipose-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Association with Arthroscopic Microfracture of Knee Articular Cartilage Defects: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial

<table class="table-group" id="tab1"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">Characteristics</td><td class="align_center">Group A (microfractures + PRP)</td><td class="align_center">Group B (microfractures + PRP + AD-MSC)</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Mean age</td><td class="align_center">56.4 y</td><td class="align_center">55.8 y</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Sex<br/>(i) Male<br/>(ii) Female</td><td class="align_center"><br/>12<br/>7</td><td class="align_center"><br/>9<br/>10</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">BMI</td><td class="align_center">26.2 ± 2.6</td><td class="align_center">25.8 ± 3.1</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Affected side<br/>(i) Right<br/>(ii) Left</td><td class="align_center"><br/>13<br/>6</td><td class="align_center"><br/>14<br/>5</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="3"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<div>Demographic characteristics of the two cohorts: group A: microfractures + PRP injection; group B: microfractures + PRP and AD-MSC injections.</div>

Advances in Orthopedics

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Table 1: Platelet-Rich Plasma and Adipose-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Association with Arthroscopic Microfracture of Knee Articular Cartilage Defects: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial 

Table 1 | Platelet-Rich Plasma and Adipose-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Association with Arthroscopic Microfracture of Knee Articular Cartilage Defects: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial 