{"status":"ok","message-type":"work","message-version":"1.0.0","message":{"indexed":{"date-parts":[[2026,8,7]],"date-time":"2026-08-07T16:51:59Z","timestamp":1786121519027,"version":"build-2736575974"},"reference-count":0,"publisher":"Indian Orthopaedic Research Group","issue":"7","content-domain":{"domain":["jocr.co.in"],"crossmark-restriction":true},"short-container-title":["Jocr"],"published-print":{"date-parts":[[2026]]},"abstract":"<jats:p>Introduction: Tennis elbow or lateral epicondylitis is a degenerative condition of the common extensor origin of the lateral humeral epicondyle. This study compared the therapeutic effects of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) and corticosteroid injections for the treatment of lateral epicondylitis.\n\nMaterials and Methods: In this prospective, randomised trial, 100 patients with lateral epicondylitis were assigned to either PRP injection (PRPI) (n = 50) or steroid injection (SI) (n = 50). Outcomes were assessed at baseline, 1, 3, 6 months, and 1 year using the patient-rated tennis elbow evaluation (PRTEE) and disabilities of the arm, shoulder and hand (DASH) questionnaires, evaluating pain, function and disability.\n\nResults: The groups\u2019 baseline scores were similar. SI significantly improved PRTEE scores at 1 month, demonstrating superior short-term pain alleviation. At 6 months, however, PRPI showed noticeably improved results, with lower PRTEE and DASH scores signifying better pain reduction and functional recovery. There were no discernible changes between the groups at 3 months or a year. While both treatments had similar results at the last follow-up, PRPI generally demonstrated a trend toward better maintained long-term improvement.\n\nConclusion: SIs deliver rapid but temporary symptom relief, while platelet-rich plasma injections yield greater sustained improvements at intermediate to long-term follow-up for lateral epicondylitis. For long-term symptom management and functional rehabilitation, PRPI might be a better choice.\n\nKeywords: Tennis elbow, lateral epicondylitis, patient-rated tennis elbow evaluation, disabilities of the arm, shoulder and hand score, platelet-rich plasma, steroid injection.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.13107\/jocr.2026.v16.i07.7744","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,7,10]],"date-time":"2026-07-10T10:13:53Z","timestamp":1783678433000},"page":"544-551","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.13107\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["A Prospective Randomized Controlled Study Comparing the Efficacy of Platelet Rich Plasma Injection versus Steroid Injection in Lateral Epicondylitis"],"prefix":"10.13107","volume":"16","author":[{"given":"Vejaya","family":"Kumar","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Orthopaedics, Vinayaka Mission\u2019s Medical College and Hospital, Vinayaka Mission\u2019s Research Foundation (Deemed to be University), Puducherry, India"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Srinivasan","family":"Balasubramanian","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"[1] Department of Orthopaedics, Vinayaka Mission\u2019s Medical College and Hospital, Vinayaka Mission\u2019s Research Foundation (Deemed to be University), Puducherry, India [2] Department of Orthopaedics, Anbu Hospital, Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu, India"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Saravanan","family":"Kasirajan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Orthopaedics, Vinayaka Mission\u2019s Medical College and Hospital, Vinayaka Mission\u2019s Research Foundation (Deemed to be University), Puducherry, India"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"5271","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026]]},"container-title":["Journal of Orthopaedic Case Reports"],"original-title":[],"deposited":{"date-parts":[[2026,8,7]],"date-time":"2026-08-07T04:44:02Z","timestamp":1786077842000},"score":1,"resource":{"primary":{"URL":"https:\/\/jocr.co.in\/wp\/2026\/07\/a-prospective-randomized-controlled-study-comparing-the-efficacy-of-platelet-rich-plasma-injection-versus-steroid-injection-in-lateral-epicondylitis\/"}},"subtitle":[],"short-title":[],"issued":{"date-parts":[[2026]]},"references-count":0,"journal-issue":{"issue":"7","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026]]},"published-print":{"date-parts":[[2026]]}},"URL":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.13107\/jocr.2026.v16.i07.7744","relation":{},"ISSN":["2321-3817"],"issn-type":[{"value":"2321-3817","type":"electronic"}],"subject":[],"published":{"date-parts":[[2026]]},"assertion":[{"value":"Research Article","name":"content_type","label":"Content Type"},{"value":"Yes","name":"crosschecked","label":"CrossChecked"},{"value":"Yes","name":"peer_reviewed","label":"Peer Reviewed"},{"value":"10.13107\/jocr.2026.v16.i07.7744","name":"published","label":"Published"},{"value":"Creative Commons Attribution","name":"license","label":"License","explanation":{"URL":"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/4.0"},"group":{"name":"rights","label":"Rights"}}]}}