Evaluation of Complications Associated with Injection Methyl Prednisolone & PRP for Shoulder Dysfunctions: An Institutional Based Study
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2019-09
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Ibn Sina Academy of Medieval Medicine & Sciences
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Background: The term “frozen shoulder” as a disease of slowonset, with inability to sleep on the affected side due to severepain and stiffness in all directions without radiologicabnormalities. The annual incidence of periarthritis is between3% -5% in the general population & as high as 20% amongindividual with diabetes. The present study was conducted withthe aim to evaluate the complication associated with injectionmethyl prednisolone and PRP for shoulder dysfunction.Materials and Methods: The present comparative study wasconducted in the Hindu Rao Hospital, Delhi over a period of 24months. Study subjects were systemically and randomlyallocated in two groups of 30 each (Group A and Group B).Two groups of 30 patient each were made. Patient in group ‘A’were subjected to autologous platelet rich plasma injection andin group ‘B’ were subjected to local injection methylprednisolone. Regular follow up was performed at 1 month, 2month, 6 month and any complications were noted and thedata thus obtained was arranged in a tabulated form andanalyzed using SPPSS software.Results: The p=0.118 suggests that there was no statisticallysignificant difference of gender between the two groups. Out ofthirty patients, five (16.67%) patients had a minor complicationin form of pain at injection site which subsided over one week.There were 2 cases (6.67%) with pain. Rest of the 26 patients(86.70%) had no associated complication.Conclusion: Both the method was safe with minimalcomplication in our study in contrast to literature which showsvarious adverse effects of steroid.
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Platelet, Prednisolone, Shoulder, Steroid
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Kumar Sanjeev, Singh Piyush Pushkar. Evaluation of Complications Associated with Injection Methyl Prednisolone & PRP for Shoulder Dysfunctions: An Institutional Based Study. International Journal of Medical Research Professionals. 2019 Sep; 5(5): 197-199