A single platelet-rich plasma injection for chronic midsubstance achilles tendinopathy: a retrospective preliminary analysis

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العنوان: A single platelet-rich plasma injection for chronic midsubstance achilles tendinopathy: a retrospective preliminary analysis
المؤلفون: John G. Kennedy, Niall A. Smyth, Hunter Newman, Christopher D. Murawski
المصدر: Footankle specialist. 7(5)
سنة النشر: 2014
مصطلحات موضوعية: Adult, Male, medicine.medical_specialty, Time Factors, Short form 12, Asymptomatic, Achilles Tendon, Preliminary analysis, Injections, Young Adult, medicine, Humans, Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Podiatry, Retrospective Studies, medicine.diagnostic_test, business.industry, Platelet-Rich Plasma, Magnetic resonance imaging, Middle Aged, medicine.disease, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Tendon, Surgery, medicine.anatomical_structure, Treatment Outcome, Platelet-rich plasma, Chronic Disease, Tendinopathy, Female, medicine.symptom, Ankle, business, Follow-Up Studies
الوصف: The purpose of this study was to evaluate a series of patients undergoing a single platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injection for the treatment of chronic midsubstance Achilles tendinopathy, in whom conservative treatment had failed. Thirty-two patients underwent a single PRP injection for the treatment of chronic midsubstance Achilles tendinopathy and were evaluated at a 6-month final follow-up using the Foot and Ankle Outcome Score and Short Form 12 general health questionnaire. Magnetic resonance imaging was performed on all patients prior to and 6 months after injection. Twenty-five of 32 patients (78%) reported that they were asymptomatic at the 6-month follow-up visit and were able to participate in their respective sports and daily activities. The remaining 7 patients (22%) who reported symptoms that did not improve after 6 months ultimately required surgery. Four patients went on to have an Achilles tendoscopy, while the other 3 had an open debridement via a tendon splitting approach. A retrospective evaluation of patients receiving a single PRP injection for chronic midsubstance Achilles tendinopathy revealed that 78% had experienced clinical improvement and had avoided surgical intervention at 6-month follow-up. Levels of Evidence: Therapeutic, Level IV: Retrospective case series
تدمد: 1938-7636
URL الوصول: https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_dedup___::a905cb7b7560e0154546c11a1ff98001
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24771019
Rights: CLOSED
رقم الانضمام: edsair.doi.dedup.....a905cb7b7560e0154546c11a1ff98001
قاعدة البيانات: OpenAIRE