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What is the treatment of chondromalacia patellae grade 3 to early 4? i read about arthroscopy and platelet-rich plasma and stem cell transplantaion.
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Tough problem: First try all of the conservative options: bracing, therapy, steroid injections, viscosupplemention injections (synvisc, Supartz, (hyaluronic acid) etc). If this fails then sometimes an arthroscopy may help. The science is still out on PRP.
Answered 3/3/2017
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