Ortho-Biologics for Osteoarthritis

Authors

Kyla Huebner, The University of Western Ontario
Rachel M. Frank, University of Colorado Boulder
Alan Getgood, The University of Western Ontario

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-1-2019

Journal

Clinics in Sports Medicine

Volume

38

Issue

1

First Page

123

Last Page

141

URL with Digital Object Identifier

10.1016/j.csm.2018.09.002

Abstract

© 2018 Elsevier Inc. Osteoarthritis (OA) is a debilitation condition that affects millions of North Americans. Aside from weight loss, activity modification, and joint replacement, little else has been effective in delaying the progression of OA or treating the symptoms of OA. Ortho-biologics have become a popular treatment option in a variety of musculoskeletal conditions, including OA. In this article, the authors explore the use of 4 key ortho-biologics in the treatment of OA, all of which have shown promising results in the literature, despite the lack of large randomized controlled trials.