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The role of intra-articular injection of autologous platelet-rich plasma versus corticosteroids in the treatment of synovitis in lumbar facet joint disease

Shahdan Y. Kotb, Nahed M. Sherif, Hala A. Saleh, Sahar F. Ahmed, Hossam M. Sakr and Mohamed O. Taeimah
Saudi Medical Journal November 2022, 43 (11) 1200-1208; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2022.43.11.20220449
Shahdan Y. Kotb
From the Department of Physical Medicine, Rheumatology and Rehabilitation (Kotb, Sherif, Saleh, Ahmed); from the Department of Radiodiagnosis (Sakr); and from the Department of Anesthesiology, Intensive Care and Pain Management (Taeimah), Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt.
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Hala A. Saleh
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Sahar F. Ahmed
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Hossam M. Sakr
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Mohamed O. Taeimah
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vol. 43 no. 11 1200-1208
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2022.43.11.20220449
PubMed 
36379530

Published By 
Saudi Medical Journal
Online ISSN 
1658-3175
History 
  • Received June 6, 2022
  • Accepted September 25, 2022
  • Published online November 14, 2022.

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Copyright: © Saudi Medical Journal This is an Open Access journal and articles published are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License (CC BY-NC). Readers may copy, distribute, and display the work for non-commercial purposes with the proper citation of the original work.

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  1. Shahdan Y. Kotb, MD⇑,
  2. Nahed M. Sherif, MD, PhD,
  3. Hala A. Saleh, MD, PhD,
  4. Sahar F. Ahmed, MD, PhD,
  5. Hossam M. Sakr, MD, PhD and
  6. Mohamed O. Taeimah, MD, PhD
  1. From the Department of Physical Medicine, Rheumatology and Rehabilitation (Kotb, Sherif, Saleh, Ahmed); from the Department of Radiodiagnosis (Sakr); and from the Department of Anesthesiology, Intensive Care and Pain Management (Taeimah), Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt.
  1. Address correspondence and reprint request to: Dr. Shahdan Y. Kotb, Department of Physical Medicine, Rheumatology and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt. E-mail: Shahdan.kotb{at}gmail.com ORCID ID: https//orcid.org/0000-0002-9958-3466
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Shahdan Y. Kotb, Nahed M. Sherif, Hala A. Saleh, Sahar F. Ahmed, Hossam M. Sakr, Mohamed O. Taeimah
Saudi Medical Journal Nov 2022, 43 (11) 1200-1208; DOI: 10.15537/smj.2022.43.11.20220449

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Saudi Medical Journal Nov 2022, 43 (11) 1200-1208; DOI: 10.15537/smj.2022.43.11.20220449
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