The use of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) in the treatment of gastrocnemius strains: a retrospective observational study
The aim of the present retrospective observational study was to evaluate the time of functional recovery following a specific combined therapeutic approach characterized by an active exercise therapy carried out immediately after Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injections for the treatment of the muscula...
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| author | Paolo Borrione Chiara Fossati Maria Teresa Pereira Silvana Giannini Marco Davico Carlo Minganti Fabio Pigozzi |
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| description | The aim of the present retrospective observational study was to evaluate the time of functional recovery following a specific combined therapeutic approach characterized by an active exercise therapy carried out immediately after Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injections for the treatment of the muscular lesion of the distal musculotendinous junction of the gastrocnemius medial head.Medical records of 31 subjects treated with three PRP intra-lesional ultrasound guided injections and 30 patients treated with the standard therapeutic approach (control group) were analyzed. Both groups followed the same rehabilitation therapy. Patients in the control group were able to start active exercise with a significant delay when compared to the PRP treated subjects: 17 ± 7.2 days and 9 ± 3.8 days (p = 0.0001), respectively. This delay was mainly due to the persistence of pain in the subjects in the control group. The time necessary to return to walk without pain was significantly shorter in the PRP treated group: 24.27 ± 12.36 days versus 52.4 ± 20.03 days in the control group (p < 0.001) as well as the time needed to fully return to practice the previous sport activity: 53.33 ± 27.74 days versus 119.3 ± 43.87 days in the control group (p < 0.001).The present study showed that ultrasound guided delivery of PRP into the site of muscle injury has to be considered a valid therapeutic approach with the potentiality of significantly reduce time and costs for reaching a complete functional recovery. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-59233b02c0934613a867cfb20320455e2023-09-15T10:31:58ZengTaylor & Francis GroupPlatelets0953-71041369-16352018-08-0129659660110.1080/09537104.2017.13493071349307The use of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) in the treatment of gastrocnemius strains: a retrospective observational studyPaolo Borrione0Chiara Fossati1Maria Teresa Pereira2Silvana Giannini3Marco Davico4Carlo Minganti5Fabio Pigozzi6University of Rome “Foro Italico”University of Rome “Foro Italico”Villa Stuart Sport Clinic-FIFA Centre of ExcellenceVilla Stuart Sport Clinic-FIFA Centre of ExcellenceRegional Antidoping and Toxicology CenterUniversity of Rome “Foro Italico”University of Rome “Foro Italico”The aim of the present retrospective observational study was to evaluate the time of functional recovery following a specific combined therapeutic approach characterized by an active exercise therapy carried out immediately after Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injections for the treatment of the muscular lesion of the distal musculotendinous junction of the gastrocnemius medial head.Medical records of 31 subjects treated with three PRP intra-lesional ultrasound guided injections and 30 patients treated with the standard therapeutic approach (control group) were analyzed. Both groups followed the same rehabilitation therapy. Patients in the control group were able to start active exercise with a significant delay when compared to the PRP treated subjects: 17 ± 7.2 days and 9 ± 3.8 days (p = 0.0001), respectively. This delay was mainly due to the persistence of pain in the subjects in the control group. The time necessary to return to walk without pain was significantly shorter in the PRP treated group: 24.27 ± 12.36 days versus 52.4 ± 20.03 days in the control group (p < 0.001) as well as the time needed to fully return to practice the previous sport activity: 53.33 ± 27.74 days versus 119.3 ± 43.87 days in the control group (p < 0.001).The present study showed that ultrasound guided delivery of PRP into the site of muscle injury has to be considered a valid therapeutic approach with the potentiality of significantly reduce time and costs for reaching a complete functional recovery.http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09537104.2017.1349307growth factorsmuscle healing, muscle strainplatelet-rich plasmarecovery |
| spellingShingle | Paolo Borrione Chiara Fossati Maria Teresa Pereira Silvana Giannini Marco Davico Carlo Minganti Fabio Pigozzi The use of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) in the treatment of gastrocnemius strains: a retrospective observational study Platelets growth factors muscle healing, muscle strain platelet-rich plasma recovery |
| title | The use of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) in the treatment of gastrocnemius strains: a retrospective observational study |
| title_full | The use of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) in the treatment of gastrocnemius strains: a retrospective observational study |
| title_fullStr | The use of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) in the treatment of gastrocnemius strains: a retrospective observational study |
| title_full_unstemmed | The use of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) in the treatment of gastrocnemius strains: a retrospective observational study |
| title_short | The use of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) in the treatment of gastrocnemius strains: a retrospective observational study |
| title_sort | use of platelet rich plasma prp in the treatment of gastrocnemius strains a retrospective observational study |
| topic | growth factors muscle healing, muscle strain platelet-rich plasma recovery |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09537104.2017.1349307 |
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