Open AccessDoes platelet-rich plasma improve patellar tendinopathy symptoms?
Author(s) -
Wolfenden
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
the journal of family practice
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1533-7294
DOI - 10.12788/jfp.0402
Subject(s) - medicine , platelet rich plasma , tendinopathy , randomized controlled trial , placebo , physical therapy , platelet , surgery , tendon , pathology , alternative medicine
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.