Nonsurgical Management of Adductor-related groin pain with Ultrasound-Guided Platelet-Rich Plasma Injection and Physical Therapy in a Competitive Soccer Player: A Case Report.

This is a case report, so it describes what happened to a patient and cannot show that the treatment works. The patient received platelet-rich plasma, lidocaine, Depo Medrol, physical therapy, and scheduled orthopedic follow-up at the same time, so the contribution of any single component cannot be separated. The authors state that physical therapy alone or tissue healing time could produce similar outcomes. Outcomes were measured only at initial evaluation and discharge, so longer-term durability is not shown. The patient was a 17-year-old competitive soccer player, so the result may not apply to other ages, sports, or causes of groin pain.

Do not read this as proof that platelet-rich plasma injection causes return to sport for adductor-related groin pain. The player received platelet-rich plasma with lidocaine and Depo Medrol plus physical therapy, and the authors state that physical therapy alone or tissue healing time could produce similar outcomes.