Pain Decrement Using Radiofrequency Therapy After Knee Platelet-Rich Plasma Injections Within First 72 h in Active Populations with Patellar Chondropathy
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Design
2.2. Participants
2.3. Sample Size
2.4. Randomization and Allocation
2.5. Patellar Chondropathy Diagnosis
2.6. PRP Intervention
2.7. Radiofrequency Intervention and Placebo
2.8. Clinical Pain Assessment
2.9. Data Analysis
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Placebo | Radiofrequency | Radiofrequency—Placebo | ||||||||||||
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Median [IQR] | Within-Group Δ | Median [IQR] | Within-Group Δ | Between-Group Δ | ||||||||||
Baseline | 24 h | 48 h | 72 h | Baseline | 24 h | 48 h | 72 h | Baseline | 24 h | 48 h | 72 h | |||
Baseline | 7.0 [1.8] | - | −2.0 | −2.0 | −3.0 | 8.0 [1.0] | - | −7.0 | −7.0 | −8.0 | 1.0 | −6.0 | −6.0 | −7.0 |
24 h | 5.0 [2.0] | - | 0.0 | −1.0 | 1.0 [5.0] | - | 0.0 | −1.0 | 3.0 | −4.0 | −4.0 | −5.0 | ||
48 h | 5.0 [3.0] | - | −1.0 | 1.0 [3.5] | - | −1.0 | 3.0 | −4.0 | −4.0 | −5.0 | ||||
72 h | 4.0 [3.0] | - | 0.0 [2.0] | - | 4.0 | −3.0 | −3.0 | −4.0 |
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Abat, F.; Torras, J.; Garcia, A.; Jordán, E.; Roby, M.; Yáñez, R.; De la Fuente, C. Pain Decrement Using Radiofrequency Therapy After Knee Platelet-Rich Plasma Injections Within First 72 h in Active Populations with Patellar Chondropathy. J. Clin. Med. 2025, 14, 544. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm14020544
Abat F, Torras J, Garcia A, Jordán E, Roby M, Yáñez R, De la Fuente C. Pain Decrement Using Radiofrequency Therapy After Knee Platelet-Rich Plasma Injections Within First 72 h in Active Populations with Patellar Chondropathy. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 2025; 14(2):544. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm14020544
Chicago/Turabian StyleAbat, Ferran, Jordi Torras, Alba Garcia, Enrique Jordán, Matías Roby, Roberto Yáñez, and Carlos De la Fuente. 2025. "Pain Decrement Using Radiofrequency Therapy After Knee Platelet-Rich Plasma Injections Within First 72 h in Active Populations with Patellar Chondropathy" Journal of Clinical Medicine 14, no. 2: 544. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm14020544
APA StyleAbat, F., Torras, J., Garcia, A., Jordán, E., Roby, M., Yáñez, R., & De la Fuente, C. (2025). Pain Decrement Using Radiofrequency Therapy After Knee Platelet-Rich Plasma Injections Within First 72 h in Active Populations with Patellar Chondropathy. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 14(2), 544. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm14020544