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Platelet-rich plasma injections for hip osteoarthritis: a review of the evidence

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Osteoarthritis is a significant cause of chronic pain in the elderly population with hip osteoarthritis as one of the main causes of functional disability and joint pain in adults older than 55 years. Recently, platelet rich plasma (PRP) injections have been introduced for treatment of osteoarthritis. The aim of this systematic review is to assess its effectiveness in the management of hip osteoarthritis. We performed a search of the literature for published prospective studies that assessed the effectiveness of PRP injections in the treatment of hip osteoarthritis, with a minimum follow-up of 3 months. Primary outcome measures were WOMAC and VAS scores. Five trials were identified with 185 patients undergoing treatment with ultrasound-guided intra-articular injections of PRP, compared with patients treated with hyaluronic acid alone (n = 148) or hyaluronic acid combined with PRP (n = 31) in one study. PRP was shown to improve patient outcome scores at follow-up at 6 and 12 months; however, there was no significant difference seen between patients treated with PRP or hyaluronic acid alone. Following this systematic review, we cannot currently recommend the use of intra-articular injections of PRP for the treatment of hip OA. Given that intra-articular steroid injections are the only such injection recommended by international guidelines for the treatment of hip OA, further studies comparing PRP to steroid would be of benefit to determine the value of PRP injections in hip OA.

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  1. University Hospital Limerick, Limerick, Ireland

    Mark Berney, Paul McCarroll & Brian Lenehan

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    Liam Glynn & Brian Lenehan

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BS and LG developed the idea for the study. MB and PM performed the searches and study review. All authors were involved in the analysis of the studies. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.

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Key points

• The use of platelet-rich plasma as a treatment modality has expanded so quickly that the research into its efficacy lags far behind.

• The goal of this study is to determine if the use of PRP in hip osteoarthritis is a treatment that will benefit patients suffering from a debilitating illness.

• This study cannot support the routine use of PRP in the treatment of hip osteoarthritis based on the studies performed to date.

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Berney, M., McCarroll, P., Glynn, L. et al. Platelet-rich plasma injections for hip osteoarthritis: a review of the evidence. Ir J Med Sci 190, 1021–1025 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11845-020-02388-z

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