Efficacy of Stromal Vascular Fraction Treatment for Knee Osteoarthritis: A Single-Arm Experimental Trial
Anna Boada-Pladellorens, Merce Avellanet, Anna Veiga, Esther Pages-Bolibar, Elisa Belluzzi · 2025
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Anna Boada-Pladellorens and co-authors test a fat-derived cell treatment for worn knee joints, in a 2025 trial. Knee osteoarthritis wears down cartilage and causes pain that limits daily life. The treatment uses a mix of cells taken from body fat, which may help repair tissue. Proof of benefit is still thin. The trial gave one standard product to patients at a clinic in Andorra and tracked them for a year.
Of 184 patients who joined, 78 finished the full analysis. Pain at rest and during activity fell by clear margins, and knee scores improved across the board. Quality of life rose as well. Scans of the cartilage showed no clear change, though higher cell counts linked to better scan scores. Few side effects appeared. The authors call the results promising but ask for stricter trials against placebo.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Anna Boada-Pladellorens, Merce Avellanet, Anna Veiga, Esther Pages-Bolibar, Elisa Belluzzi |
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| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 41 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |