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Background  Motivation and necessity to adopt minimally invasive therapies in the field of spinal regenerative medicine is increasing. Autologous platelet-rich plasma (PRP) therapy has recently been used as an effective technological and biological approach to tissue repair and has shown to improve multiple conditions including back pain and degenerative disc pathology. In addition, it is well established that the anatomic elements of the spinal system affected by degenerative pathology include the intervertebral disc (IVD) and vertebral subchondral bone (VSB), which play a crucial role in maintaining a healthy spinal column. Both elements are the target of a novel biological approach to the treatment of low back pain.    Methods  A novel minimally invasive regenerative therapeutic approach is presented herein with a protocol based on combining vertebral intraosseous (VIO) and intradiscal (ID) infiltrations of plasma rich in growth factors (PRGF-Endoret), a type of leukocyte-free PRP, for the treatment of disc degeneration pathology.    Results  We describe a novel technique applied in a patient treated for IVD degeneration and VSB damage, showing significant improvement on magnetic resonance imaging, including partial regression of protruded disc and significant resorption of intravertebral herniations (Schmörl’s nodes), after PRGF therapy.    Conclusions  To the best of our knowledge, we present the first reported case description of the utilization of VIO and ID PRP infiltrations to treat protruded discs and intravertebral herniations with a successful clinical outcome.

journal of orthopaedic surgery and research

Vertebral intraosseous plasma rich in growth factor (PRGF-Endoret) infiltrations as a novel strategy for the treatment of degenerative lesions of endplate in lumbar pathology: description of technique and case presentation