Mohammad Abdelfattah Abdelhamid Baraka

Department of Neurosurgery, Cairo University, Egypt

Publications

• Research Article
  Intradiscal injection of autologous platelet-rich fibrin versus platelet-rich plasma in discogenic lumbar pain: An applied comparative study
  Author(s): Mohamed Mohi Eldin*, Ahmed Salah Aldin Hassan, Mohammad Abdelfattah Abdelhamid Baraka and Mervat Khorshied
  
  Objective: Discogenic lumbar pain is a very common cause of back pain. Injection of autologous Platelet-Rich Fibrin (PRF) and Platelet-Rich Plasma (PRP) in affected intervertebral disc is a novel therapeutic modality for discogenic lumbar pain. The current comparative prospective randomized study aimed to clarify the efficacy and safety of intradiscal injection of PRF and PRP as a novel minimally invasive therapeutic modality for chronic discogenic lumbar pain in a cohort of Egyptians. Methods: The current study was conducted on 132 patients with chronic lumbar discogenic pain. Patients were treated with intradiscal injection PRP or PRF; 88 patients with PRF and 44 patients with PRP. Results: All participants were followed up and their response to therapy was analyzed by independent observers. Over 6 months of follow-up, there were statistically significant impro.. Read More»