Is platelet-rich plasma better than steroids as epidural drug of choice in lumbar disc disease with radiculopathy? Meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

• Tác giả: Prakash Gangadaran, Sathish Muthu, Vibhu Krishnan Viswanathan
• Ngôn ngữ: eng
• Ký hiệu phân loại: 333.9534 Other natural resources
• Thông tin xuất bản: Switzerland : Experimental biology and medicine (Maywood, N.J.) , 2025
• Bộ sưu tập: NCBI
• ID: 213035

Tóm tắt

The current meta-analysis was performed to analyze the efficacy and safety of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) as an epidural injectate, in comparison with steroids in the management of radiculopathy due to lumbar disc disease (LDD). We conducted independent and duplicate searches of the electronic databases (PubMed, Embase and Cochrane Library) in March 2024 to identify randomized controlled trials (RCTs) analyzing the efficacy of epidural PRP for pain relief in the management of LDD. Animal or