SynthesisFrontiers in surgery2025
The clinical efficacy of percutaneous endoscopic lumbar discectomy combined with platelet-rich plasma injection for lumbar disc herniation: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Synthesis in Frontiers in surgery, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.
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.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
2 citing papers in PubMed.
- An Observational Study of Human Umbilical Cord Tissue Allografts for Paraspinal Muscle and Entheses Defects in the Thoracic and Lumbar Regions.Biomedicines · 2026Article
- Inflammation preservation strategy: reconciling pain control and disc resorption in lumbar disc herniation.Frontiers in immunology · 2025Review
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
2 authors.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
Objective: Although percutaneous endoscopic lumbar discectomy (PELD) has shown favorable outcomes in the treatment of LDH patients, the issue of recurrence caused by potential disc degeneration remains unresolved. Regenerative therapy with platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injection offers the potential to reduce recurrence rates and improve clinical outcomes. This systematic review and meta-analysis evaluated the clinical efficacy of combining PELD with PRP injection as a novel therapeutic approach for LDH. Methods: A comprehensive literature search was conducted in the PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, and Cochrane databases, with the search period ending on October 30, 2024. Data were extracted and analyzed to evaluate recurrence rates, pain relief, functional outcomes, and intervertebral disc health status. Results: A total of 4 eligible studies were identified in this research, comprising 421 patients, of whom 212 received the combined treatment of PRP and PELD, while 209 underwent PELD alone. The results demonstrated that the combined PELD and PRP therapy significantly reduced recurrence rates (OR: 0.21, 95% CI: 0.07 to 0.64, Conclusions: The study indicates that PELD combined with PRP therapy provides better clinical outcomes compared to PELD alone, particularly in reducing recurrence rates, alleviating pain, and improving functional recovery. However, future studies with larger sample sizes and extended follow-up durations are warranted to validate the long-term efficacy and safety of this innovative therapeutic approach. Systematic Review Registration: https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/PROSPERO/view/CRD42024621150, PROSPERO CRD42024621150.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.