• J Fam Pract · May 2022

    Does platelet-rich plasma improve patellar tendinopathy symptoms?

    • Emily Wolfenden, Brian Vukelic, Matthew DeMarco, Jordan Knox, and Dominik Ose.
    • University of Utah, Salt Lake City.
    • J Fam Pract. 2022 May 1; 71 (4): 188-189.

    AbstractIT'S UNCLEAR. High-quality data have not consistently established the effectiveness of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injections to improve symptomatic recovery in patellar tendinopathy, compared to placebo (strength of recommendation [SOR]: A, based on 3 small randomized controlled trials [RCTs]). The 3 small RCTs included only 111 patients, total. One found no evidence of significant improvement with PRP compared to controls. The other 2 studies showed mixed results, with different outcome measures favoring different treatment groups and heterogeneous results depending on follow-up duration.

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