Journal: Journal of Clinical Orthopaedics and Trauma
Article Title: The use of platelet-rich plasma therapy in treating tennis elbow: A critical review of randomised control trials
doi: 10.1016/j.jcot.2022.101965
Figure Lengend Snippet: Summary of RCTs and treatment groups.
Article Snippet: Watts et al. , 2018 , 1. PRP (leukocyte rich) , Zimmer Biomet Recover Platelet Separation Kit and GPS III , Manual Palpation , 40 , At least 6 months , 6,12,24 and 52 weeks , High risk , At 1 year: PRTEE pain score: 17/50 (Pre-test: 32/50)∗ PRTEE function score; 10/50 (Pre-test: 28/50) PRTEE total score: 26/100 (Pre-test:58/100) DASH score: 22/100 (Pre-test: 47/100) , Both PRP injections and surgical treatments are led to similar functional outcome. However, the surgically treated patients had lower pain scores at 12 months..
Techniques: Injection, Control, Centrifugation, Saline, Functional Assay, Modification, Activity Assay