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Platelet Rich Plasma Injection In Spinal Endoscopic Nucleotomy on MRI Grading and Clinical Outcomes

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January 2025

Platelet Rich Plasma Injection In Spinal Endoscopic Nucleotomy on MRI Grading and Clinical Outcomes

Vol: 307| Issue: 1| Number:76| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:1
Journal Level of Evidence:1

Evaluating the impact of platelet-rich plasma injection in spinal endoscopic nucleotomy on MRI pfirrmann grading and clinical outcomes in lumbar disc herniation.

J Orthop Surg Res . 2024 Oct 15;19(1):655.

Contributing Authors:
H Qi Z Zhou G Li Y Huang S Chen B Liu

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Sixty patients with lumbar disc herniation were randomized to receive percutaneous endoscopic nucleotomy combined with PRP injection (n=30) or nucleotomy alone (n=30). The primary outcome was pain relief, measured by Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) scores, and disability improvement, assessed using the Oswestry Disability Index (ODI). Secondary outcomes included MRI-based Pfirrmann grading of disc deg...

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