ArticleTurkish journal of anaesthesiology and reanimation2020
Prolotherapy: Regenerative Medicine for Lateral Epicondylitis.
Article in Turkish journal of anaesthesiology and reanimation, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06538194 (Comparison of the Efficacy of Dextrose Prolotherapy and Mesotherapy in Lateral Epicondylitis), which is not on this map. Cited by 3 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Comparison of the Efficacy of Dextrose Prolotherapy and Mesotherapy in Lateral Epicondylitis: A Prospective Randomised Controlled Trial
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3 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 4 citations in OpenAlex.
- Efficacy and Safety of Dextrose Prolotherapy Versus Corticosteroid Injections in Plantar Fasciitis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of foot and ankle research · 2026Pooled it
- Prolotherapy as a Regenerative Treatment in the Management of Chronic Low Back Pain: A Systematic Review.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Pooled it
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Abstract
Lateral epicondylitis (LE) is a degenerative disease of the tendons, spurred by repetitive microtrauma leading to an attempt by the body to heal by upregulating local angiogenesis and fibroblast proliferation. Prolotherapy (PT) is the injection of dextrose around the injured tissues to stimulate their spontaneous regeneration. Herein, we have described a case of lateral epicondylitis, diagnosed with clinical and ultrasound (US) examination, where local steroid injections provided relief only for a limited time. We treated the patient with US-guided PT, following which the pain disappeared and the tendon was restored.
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