- Male
- 60 Years
- 14/08/2025
My dad has grade 3 arthritis and the doctor recommended knee replacement surgery but we recently heard about PRP therapy as an alternative to reduce joint pain Can you suggest if PRP would work for his condition and recommend any good hospitals for it I've attached his X-ray report for reference
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