Introduction: Plantar fasciitis is a commonly occurring foot complaint that seriously affects the patient’s daily activities and quality of life. characterised by pain in heel, which aggravated on weight bearing after prolonged rest. Conservative noninvasive lines treatment are numerous, among platelet-rich plasma (PRP) has recently been demonstrated to be helpful managing plantar fasciitis. Ai...

Abstract Introduction Classical characteristics of osteoarthrosis are reduction or loss articular cartilage, new bone formation, accompanied by synovial proliferation resulting in pain, joint function, and disability. Platelet rich plasma (PRP) has been used to provide stimulus for local regeneration healing. The present study was conducted with the aim evaluating clinical outcome efficacy inje...

PURPOSE OF THE STUDY There is increasing use of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) in orthopaedics as it is a simple, cheap and minimally invasive technique. This study aimed to compare the effects of the use of PRP and hyaluronic acid (HA) injections in the knee of patients diagnosed with and being followed-up for degenerative arthritis. MATERIALS AND METHODS This prospective study included 90 patie...

Introduction Osteoarthritis (OA) is a chronic joint disease that usually occurs in older people and leads to pain and disabilities. OA treatment ranges from drug therapy to surgery. Drug and rehabilitation therapy are preferred over surgery, and, especially, there is a tendency toward compounds causing regenerative changes in the knee joint. In the present study, the effects of platelet-rich pl...

Aim To determine the efficacy of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injections for symptomatic tendinopathy. Design Systematic review of randomised, injection-controlled trials with meta-analysis. Data sources Systematic searches of MEDLINE and EMBASE, supplemented by manual searches. Eligibility criteria for selecting studies Randomised controlled trials with 3 months minimum follow-up that eval...

Objectives: The potential applications of platelet rich plasma (PRP) in orthopedics are vast, yet there remain many unanswered questions regarding the use PRP for treatment soft tissue pathologies. For tendon injuries, is strong evidence recommending leukocyte-rich (LR-PRP) lateral epicondylitis and promising patellar tendinopathy rotator cuff injuries (1-4). Apart from these conditions, suppor...

BACKGROUND Degenerative changes and inflammation in the rotator cuff (RC) are the most important causes of shoulder pain. The aim of the present study was to determine the effectiveness of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) in patients with chronic RC tendinopathy. MATERIALS AND METHODS This study was an open-label study performed at Kashani Hospital between April 2012 and June 2014. Patients with a ...

We conducted a study to evaluate the effect of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injections on partial ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) tears in high-level throwing athletes. We retrospectively reviewed the cases of 44 baseball players (6 professional, 14 college, 24 high school) treated with PRP injections for partial-thickness UCL tears. All tears were diagnosed by physical examination and confirmed ...

Recent studies have suggested that platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injections are an effective way to retard intervertebral disc degeneration, but the mechanism of action is unclear. Activated platelets release some growth factors, such as transforming growth factor-β1 (TGF-β1), which positively modulate the extracellular matrix of nucleus pulposus cells. The purpose of this study was to explore the...

BACKGROUND Despite widespread use of steroids to treat sacroiliac joint (SIJ) pain, their duration of pain reduction is short. Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) can potentially enhance tissue healing and may have a longer-lasting effect on pain. OBJECTIVES To assess the efficacy and safety of PRP compared with methylprednisolone in ultrasound-guided SIJ injection for low back pain. STUDY DESIGN Pr...