*#PRP for Partial Ulnar Collateral Ligament Tears*
This is a diagnosis that has risen in frequency in a younger and younger population. Single sport specialization at a young age carries some potentially damaging consequences..... Anyone with a symptomatic partial thickness UCL tear absolutely needs to have 1 or 2 high dose PRP injections before ever considering surgery. There is no downside and a very very high percentage will heal (ie. 85-90% in 3 months) as good or better than surgery in my experience. In this just published systematic review....even including some studies where the PRP wasn't fully defined or could have been higher dose...the evidence that PRP was an excellent treatment option for this dx is undeniable.
#regenerativemedicine #orthobiologics
More on this: UCL tear treatment and the alternative to Tommy John surgery — written for throwers, parents and trainers, with the published results and the dose argument in full.
