Osteoarthritis
Treatment of osteoarthritis
Osteoarthritis is characterised by the degradation process of the joint often affecting the knee or the hip joint. This leads to the progressive destruction of the joint cartilage until, in the final stage, the joint is unable to perform it’s natural function. The cause for the reduction of the cartilage that acts as a natural shock absorber and enables untroubled movement is a low grade inflammatory process in the joint. Interleukin-1 (IL-1) is responsible for the destruction of the cartilage tissue and is present in small but still aggressive concentrations in osteoarthritis
To protect the cartilage tissue, the interleukin-1-receptor antagonist (IL-1Ra) protein is extracted from the patient’s blood and injected into the joint.
Orthokine therapy is very effective, particularly for osteoarthritis of the knee joint and hip. Fast pain and inflammation reduction has been observed in about 75% of patients. In addition, the joint function improves.
No serious side effects or allergic reactions have been observed yet with the Orthokine therapy. There are positive experiences with the Orthokine biochemical treatment of osteoarthritis since 1998.
The three stages of the Orthokine procedure:
- Blood withdrawal with the Orthokine syringe
- Preparation and production of serum containing IL-1Ra in the laboratory
- Injection of the active substance into the joint
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Dr. Axel Baltzer
Dr. Axel Baltzer is a Medical Specialist for Orthopaedics/Sports Medicine
