What injection is he taking every 15 days?
According to the x-ray, the joint looks like it can be managed conservatively without surgery. There are multiple management protocols for such cases, like Nutriceuticals(rosehip, curcumin, Boswellia etc), Viscosupplementation with Hyaluronic acid, Platelet-rich plasma injections etc. Each treatment has to be individually tailored to the patient and according to his demands/expectations.
One size fits all approach does not work in orthopaedics.
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