Ultrasound-Guided Transforaminal Injections of Platelet-Rich Plasma Compared with Steroid in Lumbar Disc Herniation: A Prospective, Randomized, Controlled Study
Table 1
Demographic characteristics and baseline information of patients.
Steroid group ()
PRP group ()
value
Age (y, median (1st-3rd))
56.0 (50.0-59.0)
56.0 (44.5-60.0)
0.910
Female ( (%))
26 (41.3)
33 (54.1)
0.153
VAS (median (1st-3rd))
6.0 (5.0-7.0)
6.0 (6.0-7.25)
0.106
PPTs (kPa, median (1st-3rd))
598.74 (535.24-607.81)
580.60 (557.92-601.01)
0.703
F-wave rate (%, median (1st-3rd))
82.0 (80-95)
82.0 (80.0-85.0)
0.161
F-wave latency (ms, median (1st-3rd))
48.9 (47.8-50.8)
48.7 (46.9-49.7)
0.217
ODI (%, median (1st-3rd))
27.0 (21.0-43.0)
35.0 (26.35-44.0)
0.193
PF of SF-36 (median (1st-3rd))
65.0 (55.0-80.0)
60.0 (45.0-70.0)
0.091
BP of SF-36 (median (1st-3rd))
41.0 (41.0-52.0)
41.0 (31.0-51.0)
0.428
PRP: platelet-rich plasma; 1st-3rd: 1st-3rd quartiles; PPTs: pressure pain thresholds; VAS: visual analogue scale; ODI: Oswestry disability index; SF-36: the 36-item short form health survey; PF: physical function; BP: bodily pain.
