Platelet rich plasma versus laser therapy in lateral epicondylitis of elbow
| Autor: | Amit Kumar Gupta, Anish Kumar, Gyaneshwar Tonk |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
mesh:tendinopathy medicine.medical_treatment Elbow Wrist mesh:laser therapy Grip strength laser therapy lcsh:Orthopedic surgery medicine Lateral epicondylitis Orthopedics and Sports Medicine tendinopathy Nirschl pain score plasma Low level laser therapy platelet rich plasma injection platelet rich plasma injection Mesh terms: Elbow business.industry Epicondylitis mesh:platelets low level laser therapy medicine.disease Surgery lcsh:RD701-811 medicine.anatomical_structure Platelet-rich plasma mesh:plasma platelets Orthopedic surgery mesh:Elbow Original Article Tendinopathy business |
| Zdroj: | Indian Journal of Orthopaedics, Vol 48, Iss 4, Pp 390-393 (2014) Indian Journal of Orthopaedics |
| ISSN: | 1998-3727 0019-5413 |
| DOI: | 10.4103/0019-5413.136260 |
| Popis: | Background: Platelet rich plasma (PRP) extract has shown to be a general stimulation for repair and currently used widely in various sports injury. A prospective observational study was done to assess the efficacy of autologous PRP injection in lateral epicondylitis of elbow, and compare the result with low level laser therapy. Materials and Methods: The trial was conducted at a tertiary care center for a period of 2 years. Eighty-one patients with chronic lateral epicondylitis were divided into two groups. PRP group ( n = 39) and laser therapy group ( n = 42). The primary analysis included Nirschl pain score, local tenderness, pain on wrist extension, grip strength, elbow swelling were clinically assessed at different interval of followup (minimum followup: 52 weeks) and; clinical and functional outcome evaluated at final followup. The statistical analysis were done. Results: The mean Nirschl pain score decreased significantly from baseline in PRP when compared with low level laser therapy ( P ≤ 0.05). Conclusions: Treatment of patients with chronic lateral epicondylitis with PRP extract reduced pain and significantly increased function, exceeding the effect of low level laser therapy on long term followup. Low-level laser therapy is better in the short term period, but on long term followup injection PRP therapy is better than laser therapy in lateral epicondylitis. |
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