Does platelet-rich plasma improve patellar tendinopathy symptoms?

Does platelet-rich plasma improve patellar tendinopathy symptoms?

IT'S UNCLEAR. High-quality data have not consistently established the effectiveness of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injections to improve symptomatic recovery in patellar tendinopathy, compared to placebo (strength of recommendation [SOR]: A, based on 3 small randomized controlled trials [RCTs])....

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Main Authors: DeMarco, M. (Author), Knox, J. (Author), Ose, D. (Author), Vukelic, B. (Author), Wolfenden, E. (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: NLM (Medline) 2022
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Summary:IT'S UNCLEAR. High-quality data have not consistently established the effectiveness of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injections to improve symptomatic recovery in patellar tendinopathy, compared to placebo (strength of recommendation [SOR]: A, based on 3 small randomized controlled trials [RCTs]). The 3 small RCTs included only 111 patients, total. One found no evidence of significant improvement with PRP compared to controls. The other 2 studies showed mixed results, with different outcome measures favoring different treatment groups and heterogeneous results depending on follow-up duration.
ISBN:15337294 (ISSN)
DOI:10.12788/jfp.0402

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