Do autologous blood and PRP injections effectively treat tennis elbow?
Both approaches reduce pain, but the improvement with platelet-rich plasma (PRP) is not clinically meaningful. Autologous blood injections (ABIs) are more effective than corticosteroid injections for reducing pain and disability in patients with tennis elbow in both the short and long term.
University of Minnesota-North Memorial Family Medicine Residency, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
Luke
L
Widstrom
University of Minnesota-North Memorial Family Medicine Residency, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
Andrew
A
Slattengren
D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000700:Analgesics / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001804:Blood Transfusion, Autologous; D006801:Humans; D010146:Pain / Q000188:drug therapy*; D053657:Platelet-Rich Plasma; D013716:Tennis Elbow / Q000628:therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones; D000700:Analgesics