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- Title
Does platelet-rich plasma decrease time to return to sports in acute muscle tear? A randomized controlled trial.
- Authors
Rossi, Luciano; Molina Rómoli, Agustín; Bertona Altieri, Bernardo; Burgos Flor, Jose; Scordo, Walter; Elizondo, Cristina; Rossi, Luciano Andrés; Molina Rómoli, Agustín Rubén; Bertona Altieri, Bernardo Agustín; Burgos Flor, Jose Aurelio; Scordo, Walter Edgardo; Elizondo, Cristina María
- Abstract
<bold>Purpose: </bold>The aim of this study is to report the effects of autologous PRP injections on time to return to play and recurrence rate after acute grade 2 muscle injuries in recreational and competitive athletes.<bold>Methods: </bold>Seventy-five patients diagnosed with acute muscle injuries were randomly allocated to autologous PRP therapy combined with a rehabilitation programme or a rehabilitation programme only. The primary outcome of this study was time to return to play. In addition, changes in pain severity and recurrence rates were evaluated.<bold>Results: </bold>Patients in the PRP group achieved full recovery significantly earlier than controls (P = 0.001). The mean time to return to play was 21.1 ± 3.1 days and 25 ± 2.8 days for the PRP and control groups, respectively (P = 0.001). Significantly lower pain severity scores were observed in the PRP group throughout the study. The difference in the recurrence rate after 2-year-follow-up was not statistically significant between groups.<bold>Conclusions: </bold>A single PRP injection combined with a rehabilitation programme significantly shortened time to return to sports compared to a rehabilitation programme only. Recurrence rate was not significantly different between groups.<bold>Level Of Evidence: </bold>I.
- Subjects
PLATELET-rich plasma; MUSCLE injuries; PAIN; SPORTS; SPORTS medicine
- Publication
Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy, 2017, Vol 25, Issue 10, p3319
- ISSN
0942-2056
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1007/s00167-016-4129-7