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ArticleAsian spine journal2021

Use of Platelet-Rich Plasma in Treating Low Back Pain: A Review of the Current Literature.

Mirza Zain Baig, Umm E Hani Abdullah, Aun Muhammad, Abeer Aziz, Maryam Jamil Syed, Aneela Darbar

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Article in Asian spine journal, 2021. 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
1.3field-weighted citation impact, top 21% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Mirza Zain BaigDepartment of Surgical Oncology, Dyson Cancer Center, Health Quest Health Systems/Nuvance Health, Poughkeepsie, NY, USA.
Umm E Hani AbdullahWeldon School of Biomedical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA.
Aun MuhammadMedical College, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan.
Abeer AzizDepartment of Surgery, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan.
Maryam Jamil SyedDepartment of Neurology, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan.
Aneela DarbarDepartment of Neurosurgery, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan.
Aga Khan University Hospital · PKPurdue University West Lafayette · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Low back pain (LBP) is a common problem encountered by physicians. It is a considerable cause of morbidity and socioeconomic loss and is one of the most expensive musculoskeletal disorders. Conventional treatments include bed rest, analgesics, therapeutic exercises, lumbar or caudal epidural corticosteroids, and surgery. Several new biological therapies are being investigated for use in LBP and one of these is platelet-rich plasma (PRP). In this article, we summarize the current literature published on PRP concerning its composition, classification, and application in LBP. We believe our review will prove useful to clinicians and academics alike, interested in new developing therapies for LBP.

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EpiduralLow back painPlatelet-rich plasmaRadiculopathy

Identifiers

PMID32160728
PMCPMC7904486
OpenAlexW3012224966

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