Platelets· 2017Q1
The use of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) in the treatment of gastrocnemius strains: a retrospective observational study
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- 2017year
Short summary
Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injections combined with immediate exercise therapy significantly reduced recovery time for gastrocnemius strains, allowing patients to return to pain-free walking 28 days sooner and to sport 66 days sooner compared to standard treatment.
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Key points
- PRP injections combined with immediate exercise therapy reduced the time to start active exercise by 8 days (9 vs. 17 days).
- Patients receiving PRP returned to pain-free walking 28 days sooner (24 vs. 52 days) compared to the control group.
- Time to full return to sport was significantly reduced by 66 days in the PRP group (53 vs. 119 days).
- The study analyzed medical records of 31 subjects treated with PRP and 30 in the control group.
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Abstract
The aim of the present retrospective observational study was to evaluate the time of functional recovery following a specific combined therapeutic approach characterized by an active exercise therapy carried out immediately after Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injections for the treatment of the muscular lesion of the distal musculotendinous junction of the gastrocnemius medial head.Medical records of 31 subjects treated with three PRP intra-lesional ultrasound guided injections and 30 patients treated with the standard therapeutic approach (control group) were analyzed. Both groups followed the same rehabilitation therapy. Patients in the control group were able to start active exercise with a significant delay when compared to the PRP treated subjects: 17 ± 7.2 days and 9 ± 3.8 days (p = 0.0001), respectively. This delay was mainly due to the persistence of pain in the subjects in the control group. The time necessary to return to walk without pain was significantly shorter in the PRP treated group: 24.27 ± 12.36 days versus 52.4 ± 20.03 days in the control group (p < 0.001) as well as the time needed to fully return to practice the previous sport activity: 53.33 ± 27.74 days versus 119.3 ± 43.87 days in the control group (p < 0.001).The present study showed that ultrasound guided delivery of PRP into the site of muscle injury has to be considered a valid therapeutic approach with the potentiality of significantly reduce time and costs for reaching a complete functional recovery.
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