Clinical Study
Leukocyte-Reduced Platelet-Rich Plasma Treatment of Basal Thumb Arthritis: A Pilot Study
| | First examination | 3 months | value | 6 months | value |
| VAS | 6.2 ± 1.6 (5.1–7.3) | 4.0 ± 2.4 (2.3–5.7) | <0.05 | 5.4 ± 2.2 (3.8–7.0) | <0.05 | DASH score | 32.9 ± 11.9 (24.4–41.5) | 20.4 ± 14.7 (10.0–30.1) | 0.24 | 26.8 ± 18.9 (13.3–40.3) | 1 | Mayo Wrist score | 46.5 ± 18.6 (33.2–59.8) | 68.3 ± 18.5 (54.1–82.6) | 0.05 | 67.5 ± 19.0 (53.9–81.1) | 0.05 | Pinch | 6.0 ± 3.0 (3.9–8.2) | 4.6 ± 2.1 (3.1–6.1) | 0.12 | 4.9 ± 1.8 (2.7–5.2) | <0.05 | Grip | 16.4 ± 9.9 (9.3–23.5) | 16.8 ± 10.2 (9.5–24.1) | 0.83 | 16.7 ± 10.4 (9.2–24.1) | 0.91 |
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Data expressed as mean ± standard deviation (95% confidence interval). VAS: visual analog scale.
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