title: Treatment of a medial collateral ligament sprain using prolotherapy: a case study.
abstract: Prolotherapy is effective in treating refractory tendinopathies, but inadequate clinical evidence exists to recommend its use as a treatment for acute or chronic, medial collateral ligament (MCL) injuries. The current case study documents an illustrative case of a rugby player who had a grade 2 sprain of the MCL and shows the clinical and radiological outcomes following injections of 15% dextrose combined with 0.2% lidocaine. In his case, the prolotherapy, together with an exercise therapy, lasted 3 wk. At the end of the 3 wk, the patient was pain free, with a full range of motion (ROM), and he was able to perform all rugby-specific movements. The mean duration for recovery with conservative treatment of isolated, complete tears of the MCL is normally 4-8 wk.
authors.forename: Ahmet Mustafa
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Ada
authors.forename: Ferdi
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Yavuz
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017885:Collateral Ligaments / Q000293:injuries* / Q000503:physiopathology; D000529:Complementary Therapies / Q000379:methods*; D005081:Exercise Therapy; D005947:Glucose / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006801:Humans; D007270:Injections, Intra-Articular; D007718:Knee Injuries / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D008012:Lidocaine / Q000008:administration & dosage; D008297:Male; D013180:Sprains and Strains / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D008012:Lidocaine; D005947:Glucose