COMPARATIVE STUDY BETWEEN PLATELETS RICH PLASMA AND CORTICOSTEROID LOCAL INJECTION IN FLEXOR STENOSING TENOSYNOVITIS

Document Type : Preliminary preprint short reports of original research

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1 Department of Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology Faculty of Medicine Alexandria University

2 Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology, Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University

Abstract

INTRODUCTION
Stenosing tenosynovitis, or more commonly "trigger finger" is a disease that can impact a patient's quality of life. Its incidence is said to be 28 persons per 100,000 annually, with an estimated lifetime risk of 2.6% in the general population and 10% in the diabetic patients
Non-operative therapy includes rest, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medications, physiotherapy, splinting, extracorporeal shock wave and local injections.
The injection of long-acting corticosteroid into the flexor tendon sheath is a common treatment option for trigger digits.
Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) is considered as a biologic autologous blood-derived product. It has an effective role in treatment of trigger finger.
Surgical treatment includes percutaneous or open A1 pulley release of the flexor tendon. Surgical release is considered an effective and definitive treatment option.

AIM OF THE WORK
The aim of this study is to compare the effectiveness of Platelets Rich Plasma versus Corticosteroids local injection in patients with stenosing tenosynovitis.

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Volume 6, Issue 4
September 2024
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