Table 4. Safety comparison.
Study | Sample size | Adverse events |
Villanova-López et al. [11] | 74 | No adverse effects reported (0 patients) |
Di Sante et al. [12] | 43 | No complications reported (0 patients) |
Dallari et al. [13] | 111 | No serious adverse events reported |
Nouri et al. [14] | 105 | Minor side effects (pain, warmth, stiffness) in 17 patients; more pain in the PRP and PRP-HA groups (P-value 0.001) |
Doria et al. [15] | 80 | No major adverse events; significantly higher post-injection pain reaction in the PRP group (P-value 0.043) |