I'm going to a doctor in a couple days that among other things specializes in platelet rich plasma (PRP) and prolotherapy.  I would like to go into the meeting fully informed about the possible pros and cons of these procedures. 

So, anyone know of good reputable sources of information on PRP and/or prolotherapy?

Hello all, and by the way mannmagic I have a similar problem!

 To make the story short, I had a lateral meniscal tear injury in my Lt knee, in Sept 2010, operated on it 2 months later(repair) it failed so 5 months later I had a review (partial menisectomy) and still in pain ever after the original injury.

my latest MRI showed horizontal tear in my lateral meniscus with a cyst. My doctor thinks its not a good idea to go for a third surgery especially that I'm relatively young(29) and that many surgeries might affect my out come. I kept doing PT, and started PRP and prolo, had like 7 of them then one BM stem injection and one Fat derived stem injection (all over 1 year span). The pain which I had around the patellar tendon has disappeared but all these treatment didn't really help much with my joint line meniscal pain.

My pain is cyclic comes and goes like every 3 days. I can do my daily activities but nothing more. The whole prolotherapy helped me slightly but not to the point where I'm pain free. When I have my pain flare ups I wonder if I should keep going in the conservative way or should I go for another surgery.


Any help or tips from you guys will be highly appreciated,

ZEE

I dislocated my knee in May 2012, tearing my ACL, PCL, LCL, Postereolateral corner, Tibial Plateau fracture and torn meniscus (along artery and nerve damage). I had all the stuff repaired in July and PRP helped me greatly through the rehab process.
There were some trouble spots that were holding me back from more aggressive rehab and activities, but within a few days of the PRP they were gone. I've had PRP done twice, in multiple spots on my knee and it fixed all the problem spots 100%. I have nothing but good things to say about its results, although it can be uncomfortable at the time.