
Foot & Ankle
Efficacy of platelet-rich plasma injection for chronic plantar fasciopathy remains unknown
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Br Med Bull. 2014 Dec;112(1):83-95.
8 studies were included in this systematic review examining whether platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injections are an effective treatment for chronic plantar fasciopathy (PF). While 2 of the studies indicated no significant improvement when platelet-rich plasma injections were administered compared to either corticosteroids (CCS) injections or dextrose prolotherapy, the other 6 studies indicated that PRP may be an effective intervention based mainly on VAS and Roles and Maudsley scores. No complications were observed in patients receiving PRP injections. However, due to contradictory results, no definitive conclusion can be reached at this point regarding the effectiveness of PRP injections for the treatment of plantar fasciopathy. Further randomized trials using placebo control groups are needed to determine if this treatment is efficacious.
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