Hamid Ullah Khan, Ghulam Mustafa Wardak, Muhammed Tariq Hasni.
Comparative analysis of management of tennis elbow with plasma rich protein and triamcinolone injection.
Pak J Surg Jan ;34(3):246-9.

Introduction: Tennis elbow are most common condition encountered during orthopedics practice and its management is challenge. Use of corticosteroids and several other injection are now available for the management of this condition. Objective: To assess the outcome after giving steroid injection and plasma rich protein for the management of tennis elbow. Study Design: Single blind, randomized clinical trial. Setting: Department of Orthopedics, Bolan Medical College. Duration: From January 2017 to December 2017. Methodology: 100 patients were selected after fulfilling the inclusion criteria and were divided into two groups. One group received steroid injection and other group received plasma rich protein in aseptic condition. Data was initially entered on preformed performa and later on SPSS 21.0 Version was used. Outcome was measured in terms of visual analogue score Results: there were 50% males and 50% females, 52% of patients were between 20 to 40 years, 49% of patients belonging from urban population and remaining from rural area. Both the groups having equal effect upto 12 weeks, however there is recurrence of pain in corticosteroid group after 12 weeks. There was no statistically significance at 6th week of follow p=0.822 and 12th weeks p=0.423. However at 24th weeks there was a statistically significant difference p=0.002 Conclusion: Corticosteroid and plasma rich protein both are effective in reducing acute pain but to achieve long term results, plasma rich proteins should be preferred.

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