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ArticleSkeletal radiology2019

Platelet-rich plasma vs. steroid injections for hamstring injury-is there really a choice?

Peter Yong Soo Park, Chunyan Cai, Pritish Bawa, Manickam Kumaravel

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Article in Skeletal radiology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8citing papers in PubMed
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8 citing papers in PubMed, 30 citations in OpenAlex.

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  7. Platelet Concentrates in Musculoskeletal Medicine.International journal of molecular sciences · 2020
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  8. Hamstrings injuries in football.Journal of orthopaedics
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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Peter Yong Soo ParkDepartment of Diagnostic & Interventional Imaging, McGovern Medical School, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, 6431 Fannin St. MSB 2.130B, Houston, TX, 77030, USA. peter.y.park@uth.tmc.edu.
Chunyan CaiDepartment of Internal Medicine, McGovern Medical School, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, 6410 Fannin St. UTPB 1100.08, Houston, TX, 77030, USA.
Pritish BawaDepartment of Diagnostic & Interventional Imaging, McGovern Medical School, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, 6431 Fannin St. MSB 2.130B, Houston, TX, 77030, USA.
Manickam KumaravelDepartment of Diagnostic & Interventional Imaging, McGovern Medical School, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, 6431 Fannin St. MSB 2.130B, Houston, TX, 77030, USA.
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo assess the effectiveness of pain relief in patients with grade 2 proximal hamstring injury, treated with platelet-rich plasma (PRP) or corticosteroid injection, by using the primary outcome of visual analog scale (VAS) at 1 week and 4 weeks of follow-up. MATERIALS AND

methodsA single institution retrospective study was performed for image-guided PRP or steroid injections between 12/1/2015 and 10/30/2017 for proximal hamstring injuries. VAS was measured at 1 week and 4 weeks post-injection via telephone interviews and the pain response was recorded into two groups (negative/no change vs. positive). A comparison of pain responses between PRP and steroid was conducted by generalized estimating equation.

resultsAmong 56 patients, 32 received PRP and 24 received steroid injections with ages from 13 to 75 years old. At 1 week post-injection follow-up, 23 patients (71.9%) from the PRP group and 11 patients (45.8%) from the steroid group showed positive response. After controlling for age, pre-procedure pain level, and gender, the positive response rate in the PRP group was higher than the steroid group (aOR: 4.04, 95% CI: 1.04-15.63, p value = 0.04). At 4 weeks post-injection, 23 patients (71.9%) from the PRP group and 13 patients (54.2%) from the steroid group showed positive response with no statistical significance (aOR: 2.48, 95% CI: 0.63-9.79, p value = 0.19).

conclusionsThe PRP group had shown more favorable response compared to steroid group at 1 week post-injection, which suggests that PRP therapy can be considered as a conservative treatment choice for grade 2 proximal hamstring injuries with better short-term pain relief based on limited pilot data.

Indexed as

Platelet-Rich PlasmaAdolescentAdultAgedFemaleGlucocorticoidsHamstring MusclesHumansInjectionsInterviews as TopicMaleMiddle AgedPain ManagementPain MeasurementRetrospective StudiesSoft Tissue InjuriesGlucocorticoidsHamstring injuryPlatelet-rich plasmaSteroid

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