HiMSC and EV derived treatments increase Quality of Life and reduce amount of Knee Replacement Surgeries compared to current standard of care for knee osteoarthritis patients in The Netherlands
This model, inherent to its assumptions, shows that hiMSC and EV treatments are cheaper and more effective for patients with knee osteoarthritis, from both perspectives. Moreover, they are expected to lower the number of surgeries. These conclusions persist among all scenario analyses.
Authors
- Georgina Shaw
- Mary Murphy
- Hubertus J. M. Vrijhoef
- Ingrid Meulenbelt
- Iris W. A. Boot
- Yolande F. M. Ramos
Institutions
- Ollscoil na Gaillimhe – University of Galway (IE)
- Leiden University Medical Center (NL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2026-03-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0344203
- Primary Topic
- Mesenchymal stem cell research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00