CLAIMS of a breakthrough in the treatment of osteoarthritis using a 60-year old drug have been made, a discovery with the potential to help more than 1.6 million Australians, most of whom are of working age.
A case study that has been peer-reviewed and accepted for publication in BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders involved a 70-year-old Adelaide-based woman with advanced osteoarthritis on a waiting list for a complete knee replacement.
The treatment involved the drug Zilosul (pentosan polysulfate sodium), which was injected by her doctor, Professor Jegan Krishnan.
The drug has been used for many years for interstitial cystitis but in this case Bone Marrow Edema Lesions detected by an MRI scan resolved in two weeks - see more at paradigmbiopharma.com.
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