The Efficacy of Polydioxanone Sutures in Treating Mild-to-Moderate Knee Osteoarthritis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Search Strategy
2.2. Study Selection and Data Extraction
2.3. Quality Assessment
2.4. Outcome Measure and Time Points
2.5. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Study Characteristics
3.2. Risk of Bias Assessment
3.3. 100 mm VAS
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Study | Intervention | Assessment (Week) | Treatment Group | Placebo Group | ||||
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Age (yr) | Gender (M/F) | 100 mm VAS | Age (yr) | Gender (M/F) | 100 mm VAS | |||
Altman et al. [37] | HA: Hyalgan® | 3, 4, 5, 9, 12, 16, 21, 26 | 62.0 ± 10.0 | 64/41 | 54.0 ± 29.0 | 65.0 ± 10.0 | 61/54 | 55.0 ± 29.0 |
S. donnelly et al. [38] | HA: Hyalgan® | 5, 8, 16, 24 | 65.8 ± 8.8 | 12/38 | 65.8 ± 18.0 | 64.8 ± 9.3 | 21/29 | 61.9 ± 22.9 |
J. Karlsson et al. [39] | HA: Artzal® | 1, 2, 3, 12, 20, 26 | 72.0 ± 7.0 | 22/54 | 64.0 ± 15.0 | 71.0 ± 6.0 | 20/37 | 65.0 ± 15.0 |
D. çubukcu et al. [40] | HA: Synvisc® | 1, 2, 3, 8 | 52.6 ± 7.2 | 6/14 | 71.0 ± 1.2 | 57.6 ± 2.8 | 0/10 | 67.0 ± 2.1 |
A.W.A. Baltzer et al. [41] | HA: HYA-Ject® | 7, 13, 26 | 57.4 ± 12.0 | 74/61 | 68.3 ± 12.8 | 60.3 ± 10.7 | 68/39 | 66.3 ± 14.5 |
Huang et al. [42] | HA: Hyalan® | 1, 5, 13, 25 | 65.9 ± 8.1 | 26/74 | 47.9 ± 10.8 | 64.2 ± 8.4 | 22/78 | 45.7 ± 10.4 |
W. van der Weegen et al. [43] | HA: Fermathron plus | 4, 12, 24 | 58.7 ± 9.6 | 49/50 | 56.4 ± 16.7 | 60.1 ± 10.1 | 50/47 | 58.2 ± 17.7 |
K.C. Kim [28] | PDO suture: MEST-B2375 | 4, 8, 20, 30 | 62.9 ± 8.5 | 6/24 | 63.9 ± 14.9 | 64.0 ± 5.7 | 2/8 | 62.3 ± 10.7 |
A. Migliore [44] | HA: Sinovial® | 1, 6, 12, 18, 24 | 63.7 ± 8.7 | 115/232 | 63.0 ± 13.0 | 63.8 ± 8.1 | 115/230 | 65.0 ± 14.0 |
Yong In [45] | HA: YYD302 | 4, 12 | 60.7 ± 6.9 | 1/11 | 59.8 ± 10.1 | 61.7 ± 12.5 | 1/6 | 64.0 ± 12.4 |
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Lee, E.-J.; Kim, H.-Y.; Lee, D.-W.; Kwon, S.-W. The Efficacy of Polydioxanone Sutures in Treating Mild-to-Moderate Knee Osteoarthritis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Medicina 2025, 61, 388. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina61030388
Lee E-J, Kim H-Y, Lee D-W, Kwon S-W. The Efficacy of Polydioxanone Sutures in Treating Mild-to-Moderate Knee Osteoarthritis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Medicina. 2025; 61(3):388. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina61030388
Chicago/Turabian StyleLee, Eun-Ju, Hyoung-Ye Kim, Dong-Woo Lee, and Sai-Won Kwon. 2025. "The Efficacy of Polydioxanone Sutures in Treating Mild-to-Moderate Knee Osteoarthritis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis" Medicina 61, no. 3: 388. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina61030388
APA StyleLee, E.-J., Kim, H.-Y., Lee, D.-W., & Kwon, S.-W. (2025). The Efficacy of Polydioxanone Sutures in Treating Mild-to-Moderate Knee Osteoarthritis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Medicina, 61(3), 388. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina61030388