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PRP, glucocorticoid, saline injections ease pain alike in lateral epicondylitis patients
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Am J Sports Med. 2013 Mar;41(3):625-35. doi: 10.1177/0363546512472975. Epub 2013 Jan 17
60 patients with chronic lateral epicondylitis were randomized to receive injections of either platelet-rich plasma, saline, or glucocorticoid, in order to compare the impact of the injections on pain. Following assessments over a 3 month period, the results displayed that 1 injection of platelet-rich plasma and glucocorticoid provided similar pain reduction to those lateral epicondylitis patients who received a saline injection. However, patients who received the glucocorticoid injection experienced a significantly greater pain and disability reduction at the 1 month assessment, in comparison to the other patients.
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