Exercise vs. Topical Diclofenac vs. PRP

The first 3 weeks of the exercise program will include range of motion exercises, isometric and isotonic strengthening exercises for the muscles around the knee and hip, and stretching exercises. In the following 3 weeks, resistance strengthening exercises and closed kinetic chain exercises will be added to the program.

They will apply it around the knee joint 4 days a week, 2 times a day (every 12 hours), morning and evening for 6 weeks.

8 ml of blood will be taken from each patient in tubes containing 0.9 ml of 3.2% sodium citrate. Swing-out rotor (open-swing type) will be placed in the centrifuge with the tubes facing each other. After centrifugation, 2.5 cc of PRP product will be collected from each tube and the resulting PRP will be administered to patients by injection under sterile conditions.