Google Trends Shows Increased Public Interest in Platelet-Rich Plasma Injections in All Joints: Shoulder and Knee Show Greatest Increase.

Arthrosc Sports Med Rehabil · 2025 · PMC12447138 · PMID 40980254

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Results There was an increasing trend in Google queries for PRP and shoulder ( R 2 = 0.669, P < .001), elbow ( R 2 = 0.284, P < .001), hip ( R 2 = 0.648, P < .001), knee ( R 2 = 0.802, P < .001), ankle ( R 2 = 0.240, P < .001), and foot ( R 2 = 0.040, P = .009).

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Each search term yielded a positive trend over the past 14 years.

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