R Ferracini, M Alessio-Mazzola, B Sonzogni, C Stambazzi, C Ursino, I Roato, F Mussano, A Bistolfi, S Furlan, L Godio, D Alotto, M Formica
PURPOSE: This study aims to assess the effectiveness of Microfragmented Autologous Fat Tissue (MFAT) treatment for knee osteoarthritis and to investigate whether patients' pre-treatment clinical condition, such as synovitis, correlates with clinical outcomes, to identify potential predicting factors for the success or failure of the treatment. METHODS: In this prospective Cohort Study Level II multicentric trial, consecutive patients with a diagnosis of early/mild osteoarthritis and failure of previous conservative measures were enrolled to undergo diagnostic arthroscopy and a single MFAT injection...
September 10, 2022: Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy