| Title |
Does platelet‐rich plasma decrease time to return to sports in acute muscle tear? A randomized controlled trial
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy, April 2016
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| DOI | 10.1007/s00167-016-4129-7 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Luciano Andrés Rossi, Agustín Rubén Molina Rómoli, Bernardo Agustín Bertona Altieri, Jose Aurelio Burgos Flor, Walter Edgardo Scordo, Cristina María Elizondo |
| Abstract |
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. 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. 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. 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. I. |
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| United States | 12 | 32% |
| United Kingdom | 4 | 11% |
| Spain | 3 | 8% |
| France | 2 | 5% |
| Sweden | 1 | 3% |
| Singapore | 1 | 3% |
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| Scientists | 6 | 16% |
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| Other | 20 | 15% |
| Unknown | 44 | 34% |
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| Nursing and Health Professions | 11 | 8% |
| Sports and Recreations | 11 | 8% |
| Engineering | 3 | 2% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 2 | 2% |
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