Trial reportNeural plasticity2021
Ultrasound-Guided Transforaminal Injections of Platelet-Rich Plasma Compared with Steroid in Lumbar Disc Herniation: A Prospective, Randomized, Controlled Study.
Trial report in Neural plasticity, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 34 papers, 9 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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34 citing papers in PubMed, 9 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 44 citations in OpenAlex.
- A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials of Epidural Regenerative Medicine Therapies in Managing Spinal Pain.Current pain and headache reports · 2026Pooled it
- Intra-articular steroid injections for lumbar disk herniation: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Acta neurochirurgica · 2025Pooled it
- Application and mechanism of percutaneous puncture disc platelet-rich plasma injection for lumbar disc herniation: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2025Pooled it
- Therapeutic interventions of platelet-rich plasma versus corticosteroid injections for lumbar radicular pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2025Pooled it
- Is platelet-rich plasma better than steroids as epidural drug of choice in lumbar disc disease with radiculopathy? Meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Experimental biology and medicine (Maywood, N.J.) · 2025Pooled it
- The efficacy and safety of endoscopic surgery combined with platelet-rich plasma for lumbar disk herniation: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Pooled it
- Platelet-rich Plasma for the Treatment of Neuropathic Pain: A Systematic Review.Current drug research reviews · 2025Pooled it
- The Role of Platelet Rich Plasma in Vertebrogenic and Discogenic Pain: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Current pain and headache reports · 2024Pooled it
- Advances in Platelet-Rich Plasma Treatment for Spinal Diseases: A Systematic Review.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023Pooled it
- Evaluation of a multifunctional traction device for lumbar disc herniation: a prospective randomized controlled study using magnetic resonance imaging and clinical assessment.International orthopaedics · 2026Trial
- "Platelet-Rich Plasma" epidural injection an emerging strategy in lumbar disc herniation: a Randomized Controlled Trial.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2023Trial
- Protocol for a pragmatic randomized controlled trial evaluating a care pathway incorporating ultrasound-guided platelet-rich plasma injection plus physiotherapy versus physiotherapy alone in patients with L5/S1 lumbar disc herniation.Contemporary clinical trials communications · 2026Article
- Global trends in platelet-rich plasma research: A bibliometric review with hotspot visualization.Medicine · 2026Review
- Current Perspective on Orthobiology Applications for the Treatment of Intervertebral Disc Degeneration (IDD)-A Narrative Review.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2026Review
- Epidural Platelet-Rich Plasma Long-Term Outcome Is Better Than Steroid for Prolapsed Lumbar Intervertebral Discs: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.Spine surgery and related research · 2026Review
- Efficacy of intradiscal autologous platelet-rich plasma injection in chronic lumbar disc prolapse: A quasi-experimental study.World journal of orthopedics · 2025Article
- The Platelet-Rich Plasma research ecosystem: From mechanistic insights to precision treatment in knee osteoarthritis.Regenerative therapy · 2025Review
- Adolescent lumbar disc herniation: etiology, diagnosis, and treatment options.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2025Review
- Review of Recent Treatment Strategies for Lumbar Disc Herniation (LDH) Focusing on Nonsurgical and Regenerative Therapies.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- Prospective study on a new combination of pulsed radiofrequency and platelet-rich plasma injections for managing grade I lumbosacral spondylolisthesis.Scientific reports · 2025Article
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Abstract
Transforaminal steroid injection is extensively used as a treatment in cases of herniated disc, but it is associated with complications. In comparison, platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injection has been used in musculoskeletal disorders and could be another option. This study is aimed at comparing the efficacy and safety aspects between ultrasound-guided transforaminal injections of PRP and steroid in patients who suffer from radicular pain due to lumbar disc herniation. In a randomized controlled trial, ultrasound-guided transforaminal injections of either PRP (
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