Platelet-rich plasma in the management of trigger finger: A case report
Ivan Medina-Porqueres1
, Pablo Martin-Garcia2, Sofia Sanz-De-Diego3, Marcelo Reyes-Eldblom4
1Department of Physical Therapy, University of Malaga Faculty of Health Sciences, Malaga, Spain
2Department of Onco-Hematology, University Hospital Virgen de la Victoria, Malaga, Spain
3Department of Neurosurgery, Regional Hospital of Malaga, Malaga, Spain
4Department of Biological Therapies, Costa del Sol Medical Center, Torremolinos, Spain
Abstract
Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) has emerged as a viable therapeutic alternative for a number of clinical applications and has potential benefit for use in trigger finger. However, PRP use has not been previously reported for this condition. We report a 63-year-old woman sustaining a refractory trigger finger after a series of three PRP injections over a 2-week period. There was resolution of triggering, with no symptom recurrence at 3-month follow-up. On the basis of this report, we can assume that the treatment of trigger finger with PRP is a promising therapeutic option to be further explored with larger samples and high-quality studies.