PMID- 36950089 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20230324 IS - 1759-720X (Print) IS - 1759-7218 (Electronic) IS - 1759-720X (Linking) VI - 15 DP - 2023 TI - Comparison of clinical efficiency between intra-articular injection of platelet-rich plasma and hyaluronic acid for osteoarthritis: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. PG - 1759720X231157043 LID - 10.1177/1759720X231157043 [doi] LID - 1759720X231157043 AB - BACKGROUND: Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) and hyaluronic acid (HA) are non-surgical treatments for osteoarthritis (OA), but the comparison of their efficiency is still inconclusive. OBJECTIVES: The objectives of this study were to compare the efficacy of PRP and HA in the treatment of OA by meta-analysis and to explore the effects of different injection times and leukocyte concentration on the efficacy of PRP. DESIGN: Meta-analysis and subgroup analysis were conducted. The data were analyzed by Review Manager v5.4.1. DATA SOURCES AND METHODS: Articles were retrieved and screened from PubMed, the Cochrane Library, Web of Science, and Embase. The outcome included the total Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC), the visual analog scale (VAS), adverse events (AEs), the International Knee Documentation Committee (IKDC), and the satisfaction rate. RESULTS: A total of 30 articles involving 2733 patients were included. The total WOMAC score and IKDC score of the PRP group were better than those of the HA group at the last follow-up time, while there was no significant difference in AEs, satisfaction rate, and VAS between the two groups. In our subgroup analysis, there was no significant difference between single-injection PRP and triple-injection PRP. Leukocyte-poor PRP (LP-PRP) was better than leukocyte-rich PRP (LR-PRP) in IKDC, but there was no significant difference between them in the other scores. CONCLUSIONS: In the treatment of OA, compared with HA, PRP performed better in the improvement of the patient's function. There was no significant difference in VAS and AEs between the two groups, and the safety was comparable. LP-PRP looked to be superior to LR-PRP in functional recovery, but there appeared to be no significant difference in pain relief between them. There was no significant difference between single PRP and triple PRP in the subgroup analysis. CI - (c) The Author(s), 2023. FAU - Chen, Lili AU - Chen L AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-8572-9663 AD - Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Third Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, China. FAU - Jin, Shirong AU - Jin S AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-1862-4677 AD - Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Third Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, China. FAU - Yao, Yunheng AU - Yao Y AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-7279-6306 AD - Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Third Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, China. FAU - He, Sixian AU - He S AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-7543-6613 AD - Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Third Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, China. FAU - He, Jinshen AU - He J AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-0277-3819 AD - Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Third Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha 410013, China. LA - eng PT - Address DEP - 20230317 PL - England TA - Ther Adv Musculoskelet Dis JT - Therapeutic advances in musculoskeletal disease JID - 101517322 PMC - PMC10026092 OTO - NOTNLM OT - hyaluronic acid OT - intra-articular injection OT - meta-analysis OT - osteoarthritis OT - platelet-rich plasma COIS- The authors declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article. EDAT- 2023/03/24 06:00 MHDA- 2023/03/24 06:01 PMCR- 2023/03/17 CRDT- 2023/03/23 02:20 PHST- 2022/08/14 00:00 [received] PHST- 2023/01/27 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2023/03/23 02:20 [entrez] PHST- 2023/03/24 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2023/03/24 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2023/03/17 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.1177_1759720X231157043 [pii] AID - 10.1177/1759720X231157043 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Ther Adv Musculoskelet Dis. 2023 Mar 17;15:1759720X231157043. doi: 10.1177/1759720X231157043. eCollection 2023.