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No benefit of PRP injections for recovery following grade I/II hamstring injury
January 2016
No benefit of PRP injections for recovery following grade I/II hamstring injury
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:1
Journal Level of Evidence:N/A
Rationale, secondary outcome scores and 1-year follow-up of a randomised trial of platelet-rich plasma injections in acute hamstring muscle injury: the Dutch Hamstring Injection Therapy study
Br J Sports Med. 2015 Sep;49(18):1206-12Did you know you're eligible to earn 0.5 CME credits for reading this report? Click Here
Synopsis
80 patients with grade I or II hamstring injury were randomized to receive two injections of either platelet-rich plasma (PRP) or placebo. The purpose of this study was to compare time to return to sport between groups, as well as evaluate subjective and clinical outcome measures between groups over 26 weeks post-injury and re-injury rate over the first year of follow-up. Results demonstrated no s...
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