Is platelet-rich plasma injection effective for chronic Achilles tendinopathy? A meta-analysis

YJ Zhang, SZ Xu, PC Gu, JY Du, YZ Cai… - Clinical Orthopaedics …, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Background Chronic Achilles tendinopathy is common in the general population, and
platelet-rich plasma (PRP) is seeing increased use to treat this problem. However, studies …

The efficacy of platelet-rich plasma injection therapy in the treatment of patients with achilles tendinopathy: A systematic review and meta-analysis

DT Arthur Vithran, W Xie, M Opoku, AE Essien… - Journal of clinical …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Background: Over the past few years, many studies have been conducted to evaluate the
effectiveness of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) in treating musculoskeletal conditions. However …

Platelet-rich plasma injection for the treatment of chronic Achilles tendinopathy: a meta-analysis

C Liu, K Yu, J Bai, D Tian, G Liu - Medicine, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Background: Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) is used as an alternative therapy to reduce pain and
improve functional restoration in patients with Achilles tendinopathy (AT). We evaluated the …

Platelet-rich plasma injection for chronic Achilles tendinopathy: a randomized controlled trial

RJ De Vos, A Weir, HTM van Schie… - Jama, 2010 - jamanetwork.com
Context Tendon disorders comprise 30% to 50% of all activity-related injuries; chronic
degenerative tendon disorders (tendinopathy) occur frequently and are difficult to treat …

Platelet-rich plasma in chronic Achilles tendinopathy

C Desouza, R Dubey, V Shetty - European Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery …, 2023 - Springer
Introduction Achilles tendinopathy [AT] is a functional problem characterised by swelling and
pain above the Achilles tendon insertion region. In individuals with AT, PRP or platelet-rich …

[HTML][HTML] The use of PRP in treatment of Achilles Tendinopathy: A systematic review of literature. Study design: Systematic review of literature

MI Madhi, OE Yausep, K Khamdan… - Annals of Medicine and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Background Chronic Achilles Tendinopathy is a common condition that can be
challenging to treat. There are many modalities used as treatment ranging from …

Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) treatment of noninsertional Achilles tendinopathy in a two case series: no significant difference in effect between leukocyte-rich and …

K Hanisch, N Wedderkopp - Orthopedic Research and Reviews, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Background There is a theoretical basis for the treatment of chronic tendinopathies by
platelet-rich plasma (PRP), and it can, therefore, be considered a possible treatment of …

One-year follow-up of platelet-rich plasma treatment in chronic Achilles tendinopathy: a double-blind randomized placebo-controlled trial

S de Jonge, RJ de Vos, A Weir… - … American journal of …, 2011 - journals.sagepub.com
Background Achilles tendinopathy is a common disease among both athletes and in the
general population in which the use of platelet-rich plasma has recently been increasing …

Effect of platelet-rich plasma injection vs sham injection on tendon dysfunction in patients with chronic midportion Achilles tendinopathy: a randomized clinical trial

RS Kearney, C Ji, J Warwick, N Parsons, J Brown… - Jama, 2021 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Platelet-rich plasma injections are used as a treatment for chronic midportion
Achilles tendinopathy, but evidence for this treatment is limited. Objective In adults with …

[HTML][HTML] Platelet-rich plasma injections for the treatment of refractory Achilles tendinopathy: results at 4 years

G Filardo, E Kon, B Di Matteo, A Di Martino… - Blood …, 2014 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Chronic Achilles tendinopathy is responsible for a severe reduction in physical
performance and persistent pain. There is currently a number of therapeutic options and the …