AOA-OMED Research Posters 2024-OMED24-POSTERS

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Connor Kroll, a third-year medical student at Campbell, is researching dextrose prolotherapy for regenerative medicine. This treatment targets ligaments and cartilage due to their limited natural healing ability, aiding conditions like osteoarthritis. Dextrose, known for being cost-effective, minimally toxic, and causing initial inflammation, is studied for tissue repair enhancement. Kroll's team explores the synergistic effects of lidocaine in the mix, noting that moderate lidocaine doses improve cell viability compared to dextrose alone. Preliminary findings suggest lidocaine may boost inflammatory responses, enhancing growth factors and proliferation, although environmental limitations require further research for clinical application.

Keywords

dextrose prolotherapy

regenerative medicine

osteoarthritis

lidocaine

tissue repair