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Association between cartilage biomarker level and functional outcome in knee osteoarthritis patients receiving dextrose prolotherapy: a cross-sectional study

  • Yose Waluyo ,
  • Agussalim Bukhari ,
  • Endy Adnan ,
  • Sari Rajwani Artika ,
  • Ahmad Yasin ,
  • Insani Nanda Wahyuni ,
  • Budu ,


Abstract

Background: Knee osteoarthritis (KOA) is a degenerative joint disease with relatively high prevalence globally and is one of the leading causes of disability in the elderly population. Dextrose prolotherapy (DPT) has been proven effective in improving functional outcomes in knee osteoarthritis. The effect of hypertonic dextrose on cartilage biomarkers has not been evaluated.

Purpose: To evaluate the association between a cartilage biomarker and changes in clinical outcomes among patients with KOA who received dextrose prolotherapy (DPT).

Patients and methods: This study was conducted with a cross-sectional design. Twenty-six participants received DPT at weeks 1, 5, and 9. Our primary measures were urinary c-terminal telopeptides of type II collagen (uCTX-II), measured by an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), and the WOMAC score, measured at baseline and week 12.

Results: There were significant improvements in all WOMAC subscales and uCTX-II levels after DPT. There is no significant correlation between biomarker levels with the WOMAC score as a functional outcome indicator in KOA after DPT (p > 0.05), but there are positive correlations between pain, functional, total WOMAC score, and uCTX-II.

Conclusion: DPT may reduce cartilage degradation and improve functional outcomes in osteoarthritic knees. Significant drops in uCTX-II levels can affect functional outcomes, especially pain, functional and total WOMAC scores.

Keywords: DPT functional outcome knee osteoarthritis uCTX-II

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Waluyo, Y., Agussalim Bukhari, Endy Adnan, Artika, S. R., Ahmad Yasin, Insani Nanda Wahyuni, & Budu. (2022). Association between cartilage biomarker level and functional outcome in knee osteoarthritis patients receiving dextrose prolotherapy: a cross-sectional study. Bali Medical Journal, 11(3), 1151–1156. https://doi.org/10.15562/bmj.v11i3.3395
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