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ArticleCureus2025

Ulnar Neuropathy Hydrodissection With Platelet Lysate and Prolotherapy: A Case Series and Review of the Literature.

Nicholas R Hooper, Walter I Sussman, Robert Bowers, Christopher Williams

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Article in Cureus, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Nicholas R HooperDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Emory University, Atlanta, USA.
Walter I SussmanPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Tufts Medical Center, Wellesley, USA.
Robert BowersDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Emory University, Atlanta, USA.
Christopher WilliamsDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Emory University, Atlanta, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This case series highlights both pain and function outcomes of three patients who underwent hydrodissection of the ulnar nerve with platelet lysate and prolotherapy for symptomatic ulnar nerve entrapment of the elbow. All patients reported significant long-term symptom improvement, which reached more than 75% regarding pain and function and greater than 80% Single Assessment Numeric Evaluation (SANE) evaluation at the follow-up. The outcomes of this case series suggest that hydrodissection with platelet lysate and dextrose neuroprolotherapy may provide an alternative viable non-surgical treatment option for patients with ulnar neuropathy.

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cubital tunnel syndromenerve hydrodissectionneuroprolotherapyorthobiologicsplatelet lysate (pl)ulnar neuropathy

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PMID40161197
PMCPMC11954682

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