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Dry needling with and without PRP injection for patellar tendinopathy

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May 2014

Dry needling with and without PRP injection for patellar tendinopathy

Vol: 3| Issue: 5| Number:32| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:1
Journal Level of Evidence:1

Platelet-rich plasma as a treatment for patellar tendinopathy: a double-blind, randomized controlled trial

Am J Sports Med. 2014 Mar;42(3):610-8. doi: 10.1177/0363546513518416.

Contributing Authors:
JL Dragoo AS Wasterlain HJ Braun KT Nead

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23 patients diagnosed with patellar tendinopathy were randomized to treatment with eccentric exercise and either ultrasound-guided leukocyte-rich platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injection with dry needling (DN) or dry needling without PRP injection. The purpose of this trial was to compare patient-reported outcomes between to the interventions. Results at 12 weeks revealed statistically and clinically ...

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