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Effects of Allogeneic Platelet-Rich Plasma PRP on the Healing Process of Sectioned Achilles Tendons of Rats: A Methodological Description
Published on: March 19, 2018
No attributable effects of PRP on greater trochanteric pain syndrome
Grant Thompson1, John F Pearson2
1Musculoskeletal Physician, Whangarei.
Aims:
To assess whether a single platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injection would reduce pain intensity in chronic greater trochanteric pain syndrome (GTPS).
Methods:
Subjects with chronic lateral hip pain were randomised to either a PRP injection (intervention group) or a saline injection (control group) and both groups were prescribed identical eccentric exercise. Brief Pain Inventory (BPI), health professional consultation rate, medication use, Likert scale of progress, Expectation of Improvement Scale were assessed monthly for six months with a final follow-up one year after the intervention.
Results:
There were no differences in any outcomes between the two groups at any follow-up point, (all p>0.39).
Conclusion:
A single injection of PRP resulted in no significant improvement for GTPS compared with a placebo injection.
