patients and methods seventy patients with chronic partial supraspinatus tears in magnetic resonance imaging were randomized into two groups; prp (n = 35) and pt (n = 35). before the treatment, at the end of the treatment and at the 12th month after the end of the treatment, range of motion (rom), visual analog scale (vas) for pain, disabilities of arm, shoulder and hand questionnaire (dash), n...

  Background: Osteoarthritis is a disabling musculoskeletal disease with no definite treatment. This study compared the effect of Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) and Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) plus exercise in the treatment of patients with knee joint osteoarthritis.   Methods : 54 eligible patients with knee osteoarthritis were randomly allocated into two groups. (IRCT201211...

Background: Facial wrinkles develop over the natural aging process. The demand to treat these wrinkles is increasing. Several treatment options are available. Objectives: We aimed to investigate the effect of fat injection and its combination with platelet-rich plasma (PRP) on facial wrinkles. Patients and Methods: We recruited 28 patients who were candidates for the treatment of facial wrinkle...

Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) is an emerging biotechnology which uses patient's own blood components to create healing effect to their own injured tissues. This study was carried out to evaluate the clinical effects, adverse reactions and patient satisfaction after intraarticular injection of platelet rich plasma in a small group of patients with internal derangements of knee at Combined Military ...

Objective: To evaluate the clinical efficacy of Platelet-Rich Plasma (PRP) in the treatment of refractory sinus wounds. Methods: Twelve patients with refractory sinus wounds were recruited for this study. Among them, the sinus wounds in eight patients were caused by fracture fixation and in four patients were caused by trauma. The PRP was locally injected following wound debridement. The streng...

INTRODUCTION Lateral epicondylitis is a common musculoskeletal disorder of the upper limb. Corticosteroid injection has been widely used as a major mode of treatment. However, better understanding of the pathophysiology of the disease led to a major change in treating the disease, with new options including platelet-rich plasma (PRP) are currently used. Objectives/research aim: To systematicall...

BACKGROUND Lateral elbow pain is common with a population prevalence of 1%-3%. The study was a comparative trial to validate the efficacy of single injection of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) for tennis elbow as compared with single injections of triamcinolone and placebo (normal saline) over a short term period. MATERIALS AND METHODS Comparative trial with 3- and 6-month followup evaluated with ...

PURPOSE To evaluate the efficacy of intravitreal injection of bevacizumab (Avastin) (IVA) in preventing panretinal photocoagulation (PRP)-induced macular thickening and visual dysfunction in eyes with severe proliferative diabetic retinopathy. METHODS A retrospective review of 60 consecutive eyes (30 patients) with severe proliferative diabetic retinopathy whose visual acuity was 20/30 or bet...

OBJECTIVES To compare the effectiveness and safety between autologous platelet-rich plasma (PRP) and Local Anesthetic (LA)/corticosteroid in intra-articular injection for the treatment of lumbar facet joint syndrome. METHODS Forty-six eligible patients with lumbar facet joint syndrome were randomized into group A (intra-articular injection with PRP) and group B (intra-articular injection with...