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Platelet-Rich Plasma Fails to Enhance MRI-Assessed Abductor Recovery After Total Hip Arthroplasty

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November 2025

Platelet-Rich Plasma Fails to Enhance MRI-Assessed Abductor Recovery After Total Hip Arthroplasty

Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:1
Journal Level of Evidence:1

Platelet-rich plasma does not influence magnetic resonance imaging findings of the gluteus muscles after total hip arthroplasty through the Hardinge approach.

Skeletal Radiol . 2025 Aug;54(8):1697-1706.

Contributing Authors:
A Nieminen J Nurminen A Aavikko J Puhakka J Haapala H Keemu J Kukkonen A Alho P Uusalo K Mäkelä J Kosola

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Forty adults with hip osteoarthritis undergoing total hip arthroplasty through the modified Hardinge approach were randomized to receive intraoperative platelet-rich plasma injection (n=19) or placebo saline injection (n=21). The primary outcome of interest was MRI-assessed healing of the gluteus medius and minimus, including tendon tears, atrophy, fatty degeneration, and fluid collections. Second...

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