Alternatives
Patients who can’t undergo knee arthroplasty may need to get another line of treatment. In such a case, pain-relieving is the main goal. Thus, Patients may need to get intra-articular steroid injections to reduce the pain and swelling. As a matter of fact, other alternatives to knee replacement surgery are limited and less effective. Current FDA guidelines may not recommend some of them as their benefits are still under research. These alternatives are the following:
- Bone marrow aspirate concentrate (BMAC)
- Platelet-rich plasma injection
- Acupuncture
