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What to Inject in the Hip: Biologic Augmentation, ...
What to Inject in the Hip: Biologic Augmentation, Steroid or HA?
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In the video, Ben Wachuku discusses the various options for hip injections for conditions such as hip pain and osteoarthritis. He focuses primarily on intraarticular steroid injections and mentions studies that question the effectiveness of these injections before surgery. He also discusses the use of biologic augmentation, such as hyaluronic acid (HA), platelet-rich plasma (PRP), and bone marrow aspirate concentrate (BMAC). He cites studies that support the use of BMAC for patients with moderate grade cartilage damage. However, PRP injections do not have significant evidence supporting their effectiveness. He concludes by mentioning that PRP is effective for patients with mild to moderate osteoarthritis and that HA alone does not have significant benefits.
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Benedict U. Nwachukwu, M.D.
Keywords
hip injections
intraarticular steroid injections
biologic augmentation
cartilage damage
osteoarthritis
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