Role of Platelet Rich Plasma in Close Fracture Distal End of Radius Healing–A Comparative Study

Distal radius fractures are most common fractures encountered, specially in elderly ,osteoporotic bone.

The decision whether operative or nonoperative treatment taken is based on patient factors, the personality of the fracture, and implant availability.

Recently advent of orthobiologics in treating bone fracture has developed.

Platelet–rich plasma (PRP) is an orthobiologic that has recently gained popularity as an adjuvant treatment for musculoskeletal injuries.

STUDY DESIGN: Hospital based  comparative  interventional  study. 

STUDY PARTICIPANTS: Patients with  distal end radius  fractures who met the inclusion criteria and reported at department of Orthopaedics , RNT Medical college, Udaipur would be participants.

SAMPLE SIZE: 25 patients in each group of with and without PRP

For the study purpose, every eligible case admitted between time period of April 2015 to December 2016 will be included  in my study.

The union time for patients treated conservatively with PRP is reduced as compared to patients treated without PRP.  The functional outcome as rated by PRWHE and Mayo wrist score in the group treated conservatively with PRP is favourable as compared to group treated without PRP.

Our study shows that the group treated conservatively with PRP had a better functional outcome in terms of PRWHE score and Mayo wrist score in comparison to group treated conservatively without PRP. Also the time taken for radiological union in the group treated conservatively with PRP is significantly less than the non PRP treated group.

Thus the patients treated with PRP are able to gain early range of motion exercises and also the complications related to longer cast immobilization could be avoided.