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World J Orthop. Sep 18, 2024; 15(9): 858-869
Published online Sep 18, 2024. doi: 10.5312/wjo.v15.i9.858
Platelet-rich plasma for de Quervain’s tenosynovitis: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Nucki Nursjamsi Hidajat, Raden Moechammad Satrio Nugroho Magetsari, Gregorius Steven, Jethro Budiman, Gregorius Thomas Prasetiyo
Nucki Nursjamsi Hidajat, Raden Moechammad Satrio Nugroho Magetsari, Gregorius Thomas Prasetiyo, Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Padjadjaran University, Bandung 45363, Jawa Barat, Indonesia
Gregorius Steven, Jethro Budiman, General Practitioner, Panti Wilasa Citarum Hospital, Semarang 50121, Indonesia
Author contributions: Hidajat NN and Magetsari RMSN A contributed to the design and implementation of the study and the writing of the manuscript; Steven G and Budiman J contributed to the statistical analyses and the writing of the manuscript; Prasetiyo GT contributed to the design of the study and the revision of the manuscript; Steven G and Budiman J contributed to the performance of the research; Magetsari RMSN and Prasetiyo GT contributed to the quality and professional revision; Hidajat NN contributed to the quality and professional revision and the writing of the manuscript.
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Corresponding author: Nucki Nursjamsi Hidajat, FICS, MD, Doctor, Surgeon, Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Padjadjaran University, Jalan Pasteur No. 38, Bandung 45363, Jawa Barat, Indonesia. nucki@unpad.ac.id
Received: March 18, 2024
Revised: August 1, 2024
Accepted: August 28, 2024
Published online: September 18, 2024
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Abstract
BACKGROUND

Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injection is used as an alternative non-operative management for de Quervain’s tenosynovitis (DQT) to regenerate tendon healing.

AIM

To assess and conclude the research-based study systematically to analyse the efficacy of PRP on DQT.

METHODS

This systematic review used the Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews and the guideline of preferred reporting items for systematic review and meta-analysis. A systematic literature search was applied to 11 databases. The authors assessed the study quality and risk of bias of each included study. Results of the meta-analysis were presented using mean difference (MD)/standardized mean difference (SMD) and 95% confidence interval (CI).

RESULTS

The authors evaluated 275 studies found in the literature search; 12 studies met the criteria for this review, and then the study quality and risk of bias were assessed. Pooled analysis of data from two studies involving 194 subjects with DQT showed that, compared with conservative treatment, PRP injection was associated with a greater reduction in visual analog scale pain in one month and six months after treatment (MD: -0.67, P value < 0.00001; MD: -1.16, P value < 0.00001) and the increase of Mayo’s wrist score in one month and six months after treatment (SMD: 3.72, P value < 0.00001; SMD: 4.44, P value < 0.00001).

CONCLUSION

PRP can be used as an alternative non-operative treatment for DQT due to the tissue regenerative effect of PRP.

Keywords: De Quervain’S disease; De Quervain’S tenosynovitis; Platelet-rich plasma; Stenosing tenosynovitis

Core Tip: De Quervain’s tenosynovitis (DQT) is a common tendon disorder characterized by wrist pain and tenderness at the first dorsal compartment of the wrist. Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injection is currently used as an alternative non-operative management for DQT to regenerate tendon healing due to its tissue regenerative effect, which provides better pain management and stable improvement in functional outcomes in the long term. Ultrasonography-guided PRP with percutaneous needle tenotomy gives a better outcome. There are minimal side effects associated with PPR injection.