Research Article

Avoidance of Total Knee Arthroplasty in Early Osteoarthritis of the Knee with Intra-Articular Implantation of Autologous Activated Peripheral Blood Stem Cells versus Hyaluronic Acid: A Randomized Controlled Trial with Differential Effects of Growth Factor Addition

Table 5

Avoidance of total knee arthroplasty (TKA) in pooled activated autologous peripheral blood stem cell (AAPBSC) groups versus the nonstem cell group.

12-month follow-upGroup 1
()
Group 2
()
Group 3
()
value

Surgical intervention
(Total knee arthroplasty (TKA))
None (0)None (0)Three (3)Pooled groups 1 and 2 versus group 3 at 12 months: