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Am J Phys Med Rehabil
January 2025
Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong Province, China.
Objective: This study aims to compare the efficacy of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) and corticosteroids (CS) in treating plantar fasciitis, focusing on pain relief, foot function, and plantar fascia thickness to identify the optimal treatment approach.
Design: A comprehensive search of medical databases was conducted following PRISMA guidelines, utilizing an extensive keyword strategy. Inclusion criteria encompassed prospective RCTs involving adult patients with plantar fasciitis treated with local PRP or CS injections, specifically assessing outcomes such as the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society (AOFAS) scores, and plantar fascia thickness.
J Clin Med
December 2024
Department of Gastroenterology, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, Melbourne 3052, Australia.
While corticosteroids have led to significant reduction in ASUC mortality over the last few decades, they are associated with significant side effects and up to 30% of patients have steroid refractory ASUC, which means we require safer and better therapies for patients with ASUC. Several salvage therapies have been proposed in guidelines; however, we lack high quality head-to-head randomised controlled trials to assess effectiveness and safety of these agents. Furthermore, the role of newer novel agents in ASUC management is unclear.
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December 2024
Department of Pediatric Anesthesiology and Intensive Therapy, Medical University of Warsaw, 02-091 Warsaw, Poland.
Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) usually causes mild, self-limiting, or asymptomatic infection in children, typically infectious mononucleosis. The severe course is more common in immunocompromised patients. Neurological complications of primary infection, reactivation of the latent infection, or immune-mediated are well-documented.
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December 2024
Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Perugia, Via San Costanzo 4, 06126 Perugia, Italy.
Intra-articular corticosteroids, such as triamcinolone acetonide (TA), help reduce pain related to osteoarthritis (OA), but they may impair cartilage metabolism. In contrast, platelet-rich plasma (PRP) therapy, a regenerative therapy, has shown potential to promote healing and regeneration of articular cartilage. This study investigates the effects of combining PRP with TA to treat osteoarthritis in racehorses.
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January 2025
Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, United States of America.
Increasing aquaculture production requires high-density farming, which induces stress, necessitating supplements to mitigate its effects and ensure fish health. The aim of this study was to examine how CaNa2EDTA (EDTA) affects the growth, immune response and antioxidant activity in Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus). The fish were raised at three different stocking densities: low (LD = 2.
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