Friday, November 3, 2017

Large Randomized Trial Confirms Value of Platelet Rich Plasma for Tennis Elbow Patients

84% of patients alongside chronic lawn tennis elbow who had failed other non-operative treatments were successfully treated using platelet-rich plasma (PRP) inwards a large randomized trial.  The results volition survive presented today at the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgery Meeting inwards Chicago.

The study was a randomized, double-blind, multi-center controlled lawsuit of 230 patients.  Patients received needling of their elbow tendons alongside together with without PRP.  At 24 weeks the PRP patients reports a 71.5% improvement inwards their hurting compared to 56.1 inwards the command group. (P = 0.027)  Patients treated alongside PRP likewise had less elbow tenderness at each follow upwardly point. (See Graph Below)  Overall, 84% of the PRP patients were successfully treated compared to 68.3% of the command group. (P = 0.012)

This is the largest study done to engagement using PRP.  There are forthwith over 340 patients who convey been treated alongside the same organization (Biomet GPS PRP) together with techniques confirming the value of PRP equally a handling for chronic lawn tennis elbow.  Importantly, at that topographic point is likewise a decade long sense using PRP alongside an fantabulous security profile.  PRP alongside this newly released information tin forthwith survive confidently used for chronic lawn tennis elbow patients prior to considering surgical intervention.

American College of Surgeons Article on the presentation.

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Platelet-Rich Plasma Significantly Improves Clinical Outcomes inwards Patients alongside Chronic Tennis Elbow:
A Double-Blind, Prospective, Multicenter, Controlled Trial of 230 Patients
AAOS 2013
Allan K. Mishra,  MD; Nebojsa V. Skrepnik, MD, PhD; Scott G. Edwards, MD; Grant L. Jones, MD; Steven Sampson, DO; Doug A. Vermillion, MD; Matthew L. Ramsey, MD; David C. Karli, MD, MBA; Arthur C. Rettig, MD 







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