PPP Versus Corticosteroid for Thigh Muscle Injuries

A Single Blind, Randomized Controlled Trial Evaluating Platelet Poor Plasma Versus Corticosteroid Injections as A Control for Thigh Muscle Injuries

The purpose of this study is to compare the number of days it takes for a sport participant to return to play between ultrasound guided intramuscular corticosteroid injections and platelet-poor plasma (PPP) injections for thigh muscle injuries.

Inclusion Criteria:

• 15-30 years of age (and)
• Participant in a sport (and)
• Confirmed thigh muscle injury

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patient is incapable or unwilling to provide informed consent.
• Patient is not within the age range
• Patient does not have a thigh injury
• Patient's thigh injury occurred more than 4 weeks prior to treatment
• Patient's thigh injury requires surgical intervention
• Patient has had an injection for their thigh injury within the past 30 days
• Patient has thrombocytosis or other platelet abnormality in whole blood