<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><xml><records><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Malahias, Michael-Alexander</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Mavrogenis, Andreas F</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Nikolaou, Vasilios S</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Megaloikonomos, Panayiotis D</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Kazas, Stamatios T</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Chronopoulos, Efstathios</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Babis, George C</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Similar effect of ultrasound-guided platelet-rich plasma versus platelet-poor plasma injections for chronic plantar fasciitis.</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Foot (Edinb)</style></secondary-title><alt-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Foot (Edinb)</style></alt-title></titles><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2019</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2019 Mar</style></date></pub-dates></dates><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">38</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">30-33</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">BACKGROUND: There are conflicting reports regarding the therapeutic effect of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) versus autologous whole-blood (platelet poor plasma, PPP) injections for plantar fasciitis. Therefore, this study was conducted to compare the effectiveness of a single ultrasound (US)-guided PRP versus PPP injection in patients with chronic plantar fasciitis.

MATERIALS AND METHODS: 36 patients were recruited with clinical and sonographic evidence of chronic (&gt;6 months) plantar fasciitis, refractory to analgesics and physical therapy in a double-blinded, randomized, prospective study. The patients were randomly allocated into two groups with a sealed envelope method. Group A included 18 patients who underwent a single US-guided PRP injection and group B included another 18 patients who underwent PPP injection with the same technique. Follow-up was set at 3 and 6 months; no patient was lost to follow-up. Pain, function and satisfaction were assessed using visual analogue scales, and occurrence of complications.

RESULTS: All scores statistically significantly improved for both groups from baseline at the 3- and 6-month follow-up evaluation, without, however, any statistically significant differences between the two groups with respect to pain, function and satisfaction scores. Complications were not observed.

CONCLUSIONS: A single US-guided PRP injection yields similar results with PPP injection in patients with chronic plantar fasciitis. Both treatments provide significant improvement at 3 and 6-month follow-up after the injection.</style></abstract><custom1><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30572281?dopt=Abstract</style></custom1></record></records></xml>