Ultrasound-guided intratendinous injections with platelet-rich plasma or autologous whole blood for treatment of proximal hamstring tendinopathy: A double-blind randomized controlled trial
Academic Article
Overview
MeSH Major
Blood Transfusion, Autologous
Platelet Transfusion
Platelet-Rich Plasma
Tendinopathy
Ultrasonography, Interventional
abstract
Both PRP and WB groups showed improvements in all outcome measures at 6 months. The PRP group showed significant improvements in 6-month ADL and IHOT-33 scores. The WB group reached significance in 15-minute sitting pain. No significant between-group differences were observed at any time point.