Trial reportInternational orthopaedics2010
Use of platelet-rich plasma for the treatment of refractory jumper's knee.
Trial report in International orthopaedics, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 3 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 79 papers, 6 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
The Efficacy of Ultrasound Guided Percutaneous Needle Tenotomy (PNT) Versus Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) With PNT in the Treatment of Chronic Tendinosis
Intratendinous Injections of Platelet Rich Plasma With or Without Leukocyte Enrichment for Patellar Tendinopathy: a Randomized Controlled Trial
Platelet-rich Plasma Versus Platelet-rich Plasma Plus Concentrated Insulin-like Growth Factor for Patellar Tendinosis: a Randomized Comparative Trial
Who cites it
79 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Autologous platelet-rich plasma for assisted reproduction.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2024Pooled it
- Platelet-rich plasma in tendon-related disorders: results and indications.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2018Pooled it
- Platelet-rich plasma in orthopedic therapy: a comparative systematic review of clinical and experimental data in equine and human musculoskeletal lesions.BMC veterinary research · 2015Pooled it
- Platelet-rich plasma: evidence for the treatment of patellar and Achilles tendinopathy--a systematic review.Musculoskeletal surgery · 2015Pooled it
- Platelet-rich therapies for musculoskeletal soft tissue injuries.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2014Pooled it
- Clinical applications of platelet-rich plasma in patellar tendinopathy.BioMed research international · 2014Pooled it
- Plasma rich in growth factors (PRGF) as a treatment for high ankle sprain in elite athletes: a randomized control trial.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2015Trial
- Platelet-rich plasma injections for the treatment of refractory Achilles tendinopathy: results at 4 years.Blood transfusion = Trasfusione del sangue · 2014Trial
- Platelet-rich plasma injections for chronic plantar fasciitis.International orthopaedics · 2013Trial
- Platelet-rich plasma intra-articular injections for cartilage degeneration and osteoarthritis: single- versus double-spinning approach.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2012Trial
- Pain and activity levels before and after platelet-rich plasma injection treatment of patellar tendinopathy: a prospective cohort study and the influence of previous treatments.International orthopaedics · 2012Trial
- Clinical Management of Patellar Tendinopathy in Athletes: A Narrative Review of Diagnosis, Treatment, and Return to Sport.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Platelet-rich Plasma in Orthopedics: Unraveling Cellular Mechanisms, Therapeutic Potential, and Limitations : Platelet-rich Plasma in Orthopedics.Galen medical journal · 2025Review
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- Platelet-rich plasma for jumper's knee: a comprehensive review of efficacy, protocols, and future directions.European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie · 2024Review
- Orthobiologics: a review.International orthopaedics · 2023Review
- Global Research Trends and Hotspots in Lateral Epicondylitis During the Past 30 Years: A Bibliometric and Visualization Study.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2023Article
- Global research trends on platelet-rich plasma for tendon and ligament injuries from the past two decades: A bibliometric and visualized study.Frontiers in surgery · 2023Article
- Patellar Tendon Injury: A Bibliometric Analysis of the Most-Cited Articles Demonstrates Relatively High Overall Level of Evidence.Arthroscopy, sports medicine, and rehabilitation · 2022Article
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Abstract
The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of multiple platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injections on the healing of chronic refractory patellar tendinopathy after previous classical treatments have failed. We treated 15 patients affected by chronic jumper's knee, who had failed previous nonsurgical or surgical treatments, with multiple PRP injections and physiotherapy. We also compared the clinical outcome with a homogeneous group of 16 patients primarily treated exclusively with the physiotherapy approach. Multiple PRP injections were performed on three occasions two weeks apart into the site of patellar tendinopathy. Tegner, EQ VAS and pain level were used for clinical evaluation before, at the end of the treatment and at six months follow-up. Complications, functional recovery and patient satisfaction were also recorded. A statistically significant improvement in all scores was observed at the end of the PRP injections in patients with chronic refractory patellar tendinopathy and a further improvement was noted at six months, after physiotherapy was added. Moreover, comparable results were obtained with respect to the less severe cases in the EQ VAS score and pain level evaluation, as in time to recover and patient satisfaction, with an even higher improvement in the sport activity level achieved in the PRP group. The clinical results are encouraging, indicating that PRP injections have the potential to promote the achievement of a satisfactory clinical outcome, even in difficult cases with chronic refractory tendinopathy after previous classical treatments have failed.
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